vulnwire
7.8high

CVE-2018-7480

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…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 29%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.17.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • github.com /torvalds/linux/commit/9b54d816e00425c3a517514e0d677bb3cec49258 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3654-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2018/dsa-4188 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • git.kernel.org /cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9b54d816e00425c3a517514e0d677bb3cec49 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3654-2/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3656-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred

Sources

vulnwire keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA; records that alias each other are merged. Machine-readable: JSON.