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CVE-2018-10124

The kill_something_info function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, when an unspecified architecture and compiler is used,…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.5%
percentile 46%
Public exploits
0
none known

The kill_something_info function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, when an unspecified architecture and compiler is used, might allow local users to cause a denial of service via an INT_MIN argument.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.55% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • usn.ubuntu.com /3696-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • news.ycombinator.com /item?id=2972021 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3754-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • git.kernel.org /cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4ea77014af0d6205b05503d1c7aac6eace11d · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • github.com /torvalds/linux/commit/4ea77014af0d6205b05503d1c7aac6eace11d473 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1040684 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3696-2/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred

Sources

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