5.5

UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14656: linux-flo Ubuntu

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumPublished
Published 08-10-2018Last modified 04-02-2026

Vulnerability summary

UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14656 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux-flo Ubuntu.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (OSV · Ubuntu), selected by version preference
EPSS score
Not scored
0%100%
No EPSS score yet
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 08-10-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A missing address check in the callers of the show_opcodes() in the Linux kernel allows an attacker to dump the kernel memory at an arbitrary kernel address into the dmesg log.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

No EPSS score has been published for this record yet.

Known exploited

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Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ubuntu3 products
  • linux-floAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-goldfishAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-makoAll versions (No fix recorded)

1 vendor · 3 products

References

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