CVE-2018-10872
MEDIUMRedhat Enterprise Linux - Denial of Service
Title source: ruleDescription
A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel handled exceptions delivered after a stack switch operation via Mov SS or Pop SS instructions. During the stack switch operation, processor does not deliver interrupts and exceptions, they are delivered once the first instruction after the stack switch is executed. An unprivileged system user could use this flaw to crash the system kernel resulting in DoS. This CVE-2018-10872 was assigned due to regression of CVE-2018-8897 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10 GA kernel. No other versions are affected by this CVE.
References (4)
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
23.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-119
CWE-250
Status
published
Affected Products (4)
redhat/enterprise_linux
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop
redhat/enterprise_linux_server
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation
Timeline
Published
Jul 10, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026