CVE-2018-1130

Description

Linux kernel before version 4.16-rc7 is vulnerable to a null pointer dereference in dccp_write_xmit() function in net/dccp/output.c in that allows a local user to cause a denial of service by a number of certain crafted system calls.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.02%
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Affected: unspecified kernel
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References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00015.html third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1130 patch issue tracking
https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=833568de043e0909b2aeaef7be136db39d21ba94 third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00016.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00000.html third party advisory mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=67f93df79aeefc3add4e4b31a752600f834236e2 patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3656-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=152036596825220&w=2 patch mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1130?
CVE-2018-1130 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-1130?
To fix CVE-2018-1130, 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-2018-1130 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-1130 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-2018-1130?
CVE-2018-1130 affects unspecified kernel.
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