5.5

CVE-2018-1000199: canonical ubuntu_linux

Modified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2018:1223-1SUSE-SU-2018:1225-1SUSE-SU-2018:1238-1
Published 24-05-2018Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-1000199 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.19%
0%100%
Low · -0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 80 · Related 70
DLA-1369-1DSA-4187-1DSA-4188-1OPENSUSE-SU-2020:0801-1RHSA-2018:1318RHSA-2018:1345

Timeline

  1. 24-05-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability 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

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

68%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.02 pp

From 1.21% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu18 products
  • linux< 3.13.0-147.196 | < 4.4.0-124.148
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1019.19 | < 4.4.0-1057.66
  • linux-azure< 4.13.0-1016.19
  • linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-euclid< 4.4.0-9027.29
Suse17 products
  • kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_34&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS< 2-2.1
  • kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP1_Update_27&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS< 2-2.1
  • kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP1_Update_27&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1< 2-2.1
  • kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_18&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS< 3-2.1
  • kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_18&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2< 3-2.1
Redhat7 products
Debian2 products
Canonical1 product
Linux1 product

6 vendors · 46 products

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