CVE-2018-1000199

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 93
Modified
Published: 24 May 2018, 13:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 12:40

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.48% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

24 May 2018, 13:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 12:40
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The Linux Kernel version 3.18 contains a dangerous feature vulnerability in modify_user_hw_breakpoint() that can result in crash and possibly memory corruption. This attack appear to be exploitable via local code execution and the ability to use ptrace. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in git commit f67b15037a7a50c57f72e69a6d59941ad90a0f0f.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.48%• Percentile: 65%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-119•Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

    The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    12.04 | 14.04 | 16.04 | 17.10

  • debian•debian_linux

    7.0 | 8.0 | 9.0

  • linux•linux_kernel

    3.18

  • redhat•enterprise_linux

    7.0 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_desktop

    7.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server

    7.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server_aus

    7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server_eus

    7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server_tus

    7.2

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_workstation

    7.0

References (15)