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CVE-2018-8043 json

The unimac_mdio_probe function in drivers/net/phy/mdio-bcm-unimac.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.8 does not validate certain resource a…

published 2018-03-10 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-19726

cvss
5.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The unimac_mdio_probe function in drivers/net/phy/mdio-bcm-unimac.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.8 does not validate certain resource availability, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference).

Patch / fix

  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.16.5-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-8043

  • linux Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-119.143
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 4.4.0-1016.16
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1054.63
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.13.0-1013.17
  • linux-hwe Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.13.0-41.46~16.04.1
  • linux-kvm Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1021.26
  • linux-oem Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.13.0-1024.27
  • linux-azure Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.13.0-1014.17

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8043

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • kernel-syms SLES 12 SP2-BCL, OpenStack Cloud 7, Enterprise Storage 4 +2 more 4.4.121-92.73.1
  • kernel-source SLES 12 SP2-BCL, OpenStack Cloud 7, Enterprise Storage 4 +2 more 4.4.121-92.73.1
  • kernel-default SLES 12 SP2-BCL, OpenStack Cloud 7, Enterprise Storage 4 +2 more 4.4.121-92.73.1
  • kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_21 SLES 12 SP2-BCL, OpenStack Cloud 7, Enterprise Storage 4 +2 more 1-3.3.1
  • kernel-rt SLE Real Time 12 SP3 4.4.128-3.11.1
  • kernel-syms-rt SLE Real Time 12 SP3 4.4.128-3.11.1
  • kernel-rt_debug SLE Real Time 12 SP3 4.4.128-3.11.1
  • kernel-source-rt SLE Real Time 12 SP3 4.4.128-3.11.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:1173-2SUSE-SU-2018:1217-1SUSE-SU-2018:1173-1SUSE-SU-2018:1048-1

  • kernel-source openSUSE Tumbleweed 5.14.6-1.4
  • kernel-source openSUSE Tumbleweed 6.6.17-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10728-1openSUSE-SU-2024:13704-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2018-8043 updated cvss 4.1

kernel: NULL pointer dereference in drivers/net/phy/mdio-bcm-unimac.c:unimac_mdio_probe() can lead to denial of service

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, kernel-alt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-tools, +3 more
    affected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-core, kernel-tools, python3-perf, +17 more
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt, mrg-rt-release, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-vanilla, kernel-rt-firmware
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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