7.2

CVE-2018-1068: canonical ubuntu_linux

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-1068DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1068
Published 16-03-2018Last modified 16-09-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-1068 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.7, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.45%
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 71 · Related 59
DLA-1369-1DSA-4187-1DSA-4188-1MGASA-2018-0187MGASA-2018-0264MGASA-2018-0265

Timeline

  1. 16-03-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux 4.x kernel's implementation of 32-bit syscall interface for bridging. This allowed a privileged user to arbitrarily write to a limited range of kernel memory.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

39%

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, administrative account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu22 products
  • linux< 3.13.0-151.201 | < 4.4.0-127.153
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1022.22 | < 4.4.0-1060.69
  • linux-azure< 4.15.0-1013.13~16.04.2
  • linux-azure-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
Redhat7 products
Debian2 products
Canonical1 product
Linux1 product
  • linux_kernel< 3.2.102 | ≥ 3.3, < 3.16.57 | ≥ 3.17, < 3.18.100 | ≥ 3.19, < 4.1.51 | ≥ 4.2, < 4.4.122 | ≥ 4.5, < 4.9.88 | ≥ 4.10, < 4.14.27 | ≥ 4.15, < 4.15.10
Linux kernel organization, inc.1 product

6 vendors · 34 products

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