Vulnerability identifier: #VU11145

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1068

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error in the implementation of 32 bit syscall interface. A local attacker can gain root privileges.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 4.15 - 4.15.10, 4.14 - 4.14.27, 4.13 - 4.13.16, 4.12 - 4.12.14, 4.11 - 4.11.12, 4.10.0 - 4.10.16, 4.9 - 4.9.87, 3.4.9, 4.8 - 4.8.17, 4.7.0 - 4.7.10, 4.6.0 - 4.6.7, 4.5.0 - 4.5.7, 4.4.0 - 4.4.122, 4.3 - 4.3.6, 4.2.0 - 4.2.8, 4.1 - 4.1.50, 4.0 - 4.0.9

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External links
http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b71812168571fa55e44cdd...

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.