5.5

CVE-2018-11232: linux linux_kernel Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-11232
Published 18-05-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-11232 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.39%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 18-05-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The etm_setup_aux function in drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm-perf.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) because a parameter is incorrectly used as a local variable.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.39%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

31%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 0.40% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.39%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu8 products
  • linux< 4.13.0-16.19
  • linux-aws< 4.15.0-1001.1
  • linux-azure< 4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1 | < 4.11.0-1009.9 | < 4.15.0-1002.2
  • linux-gcp< 4.10.0-1004.4 | < 4.15.0-1001.1
  • linux-hwe< 4.10.0-27.30~16.04.2
Linux1 product

2 vendors · 9 products

References

5 links