What is CVE-2018-10872?

CVE-2018-10872 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2018-10872 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-10872?

CVE-2018-10872 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-2018-10872?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-10872. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2018-10872 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-10872 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2018-10872

Medium

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel handled exceptions delivered after a stack switch operation via Mov SS or Pop SS instructions. During the stack switch operation, processor does not deliver interrupts and exceptions, they are delivered once the first instruction after the stack switch is executed. An unprivileged system user could use this flaw to crash the system kernel resulting in DoS. This CVE-2018-10872 was assigned due to regression of CVE-2018-8897 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10 GA kernel. No other versions are affected by this CVE.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2018-07-10

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-250

CVE-2018-10872 is classified as CWE-250

See CWE-250 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2018-10872 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2164

Third Party Advisory
Help
https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0
Oracle
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10872
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2018-10872

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2018-07-10

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-10872?

CVE-2018-10872 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2018-10872 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-10872?

CVE-2018-10872 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-2018-10872?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-10872. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2018-10872 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2018-10872 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.