Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2018-10124
Published: April 18, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11879
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10124
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the kill_something_info function in kernel/signal.c due to improper validation of input. A local attacker can run a program designed to send malicious requests and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-10124
Update to version 4.13 or later.