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CVE-2018-1068 Detail

Current 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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  03/16/2018
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Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.7 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 0.8

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.2 HIGH
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103459 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1318
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1355
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1552048 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b71812168571fa55e44cdd0254471331b9c4c4c6 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b71812168571fa55e44cdd0254471331b9c4c4c6 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html
https://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=152023808817590&w=2 Third Party Advisory
https://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=152025888924151&w=2 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3656-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3674-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3674-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-2/
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-1068
NVD Published Date:
03/16/2018
NVD Last Modified:
10/31/2018