7.8

CVE-2018-10675: canonical ubuntu_linux Use After Free

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-10675DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10675
Published 02-05-2018Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-10675 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Use After Free vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.44%
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 17 · Related 6
RHSA-2018:2164RHSA-2018:2384RHSA-2018:2395RHSA-2018:2785RHSA-2018:2791RHSA-2018:2924

Timeline

  1. 02-05-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The do_get_mempolicy function in mm/mempolicy.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.44%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

38%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.45% 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.

Ubuntu20 products
  • linux< 3.13.0-157.207 | < 4.4.0-97.120
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1038.47
  • linux-azure< 4.13.0-1005.7
  • linux-azure-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
Redhat7 products
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
  • linux< 4.12.12-1
Linux1 product
  • linux_kernel< 3.2.95 | ≥ 3.3, < 3.16.50 | ≥ 3.17, < 3.18.67 | ≥ 3.19, < 4.1.45 | ≥ 4.2, < 4.4.84 | ≥ 4.5, < 4.9.45 | ≥ 4.10, < 4.12.9

5 vendors · 30 products

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