CVE-2018-11232

Description

The etm_setup_aux function in drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm-perf.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) because a parameter is incorrectly used as a local variable.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
Vendor Advisory kernel.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.10.2 vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f09444639099584bc4784dfcd85ada67c6f33e0f patch vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f09444639099584bc4784dfcd85ada67c6f33e0f third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-11232?
CVE-2018-11232 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-11232?
To fix CVE-2018-11232, 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-2018-11232 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-11232 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.
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