CVE-2018-1068

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.

Categories

6.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
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Affected: Linux Kernel Organization, Inc. Linux Kernel
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References

Link Tags
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3674-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1552048 third party advisory issue tracking
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=152023808817590&w=2 third party advisory mailing list
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 third party advisory patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3674-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1355 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103459 third party advisory vdb entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1318 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=152025888924151&w=2 patch mailing list third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3656-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1170 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1190 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4159 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1068?
CVE-2018-1068 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-1068?
To fix CVE-2018-1068, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-1068 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-1068 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-1068?
CVE-2018-1068 affects Linux Kernel Organization, Inc. Linux Kernel.
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