5.5

CVE-2018-10087: canonical ubuntu_linux Improper Input Validation

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-10087DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10087
Published 13-04-2018Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-10087 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.9% 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
0.43%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 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 14 · Related 13
DLA-1423-1SUSE-SU-2018:1080-1SUSE-SU-2018:1172-1SUSE-SU-2018:1173-1SUSE-SU-2018:1173-2SUSE-SU-2018:1217-1

Timeline

  1. 13-04-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The kernel_wait4 function in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, when an unspecified architecture and compiler is used, might allow local users to cause a denial of service by triggering an attempted use of the -INT_MIN value.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

37%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.43% on 05-10-2026

05-10-202604-11-2026

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.

Ubuntu21 products
  • linux< 3.13.0-157.207 | < 4.4.0-130.156
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1024.25 | < 4.4.0-1062.71
  • linux-azure< 4.13.0-1005.7
  • linux-azure-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
Canonical1 product
Linux1 product

4 vendors · 25 products

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