UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1068

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CVE-2018-1068
Published: 16 Mar 2018, 00:00
Last modified:12 May 2026, 13:46

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
27/100
CVSS Score
6.7 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

16 Mar 2018, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
12 May 2026, 13:46
Last Modified
Vulnerability 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

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.7CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•linux

    < 3.13.0-151.201 | < 4.4.0-127.153

  • ubuntu•linux-aws

    < 4.4.0-1022.22 | < 4.4.0-1060.69

  • ubuntu•linux-azure

    < 4.15.0-1013.13~16.04.2

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.15

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-fips

    < 4.4.0-1008.10

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp

    < 4.13.0-1019.23

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gke

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe

    < 4.15.0-24.26~16.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-6.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-intel-iot-realtime

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-kvm

    < 4.4.0-1026.31

  • ubuntu•linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-lts-xenial

    < 4.4.0-127.153~14.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-oem

    < 4.13.0-1030.33

  • ubuntu•linux-raspi-realtime

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-raspi2

    < 4.4.0-1090.98 | all

  • ubuntu•linux-realtime

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-riscv

    all | all

  • ubuntu•linux-snapdragon

    < 4.4.0-1093.98

References (13)