CVE-2018-1068

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 3.2.102 - Out-of-Bounds Write

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

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.

References (22)

Core 22
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-1/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3674-1/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-1/
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1552048
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=152023808817590&w=2
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3674-2/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1355
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103459
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1318
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-2/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-2/
Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=152025888924151&w=2
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3656-1/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1170
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1190
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4159

Scores

CVSS v3 6.7
EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 8.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119 CWE-787
Status published
Products (16)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 17.10
debian/debian_linux 7.0
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
linux/linux_kernel < 3.2.102
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server 7.0
... and 6 more
Published Mar 16, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026