What is CVE-2018-10124?

CVE-2018-10124 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2018-10124 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-10124?

CVE-2018-10124 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-10124?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-10124. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2018-10124 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-10124 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CVE-2018-10124

Medium

The kill_something_info function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, when an unspecified architecture and compiler is used, might allow local users to cause a denial of service via an INT_MIN argument.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2018-04-16

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2018-10124 is a Buffer Overflow vulnerability

What is Buffer Overflow?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2018-10124 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Securitytracker
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040684

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
News
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2972021

Exploit Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-1/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-2/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4ea77014af0d6205b05503d1c7aac6eace11d473
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4ea77014af0d6205b05503d1c7aac6eace11d473
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2018-10124

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2018-04-16

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-10124?

CVE-2018-10124 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2018-10124 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-10124?

CVE-2018-10124 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-10124?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-10124. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2018-10124 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2018-10124 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. View CWE-119 on MITRE CWE →