Medium severity · published Mar 16, 2018
CVE-2018-1068
A flaw was found in the Linux 4.x kernel's implementation of 32-bit syscall interface for bridging
6.7
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 3.2.102; 3.3 before 3.16.57; 3.17 before 3.18.100; 3.19 before 4.1.51; 4.2 before 4.4.122; 4.5 before 4.9.88; +2 more · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat
7.5; 7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Tus · Redhat
7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 16.04; 17.10 · source: NVD
VH
Virtualization Host · Redhat
4.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1068
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1068
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103459
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1318
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1355
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1170
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1190
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