7.8

CVE-2018-7480: canonical ubuntu_linux Double Free

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-7480DEBIAN-CVE-2018-7480
Published 25-02-2018Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-7480 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Double Free vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28.9% 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
0.35%
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 9 · Related 8
DSA-4188-1SUSE-SU-2018:3003-1SUSE-SU-2018:3004-1SUSE-SU-2018:3084-1SUSE-SU-2018:3659-1SUSE-SU-2019:0095-1

Timeline

  1. 25-02-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The blkcg_init_queue function in block/blk-cgroup.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a creation failure.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

29%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.35% 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.

Ubuntu15 products
  • linux< 4.4.0-127.153
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1022.22 | < 4.4.0-1060.69
  • linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-fips< 4.4.0-1008.10
  • linux-gcp< 4.13.0-1002.5
Debian2 products
Canonical1 product
Linux1 product
  • linux_kernel≥ 4.1.41, < 4.1.51 | ≥ 4.3, < 4.4.123 | ≥ 4.5, < 4.9.89 | ≥ 4.10, < 4.11

4 vendors · 19 products

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