What is CVE-2018-12714?

CVE-2018-12714 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Write flaw (CWE-787). CVE-2018-12714 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-12714?

CVE-2018-12714 has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, rated Critical severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-12714?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-12714. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2018-12714 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-12714 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html

CVE-2018-12714

Critical

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.17.2. The filter parsing in kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c could be called with no filter, which is an N=0 case when it expected at least one line to have been read, thus making the N-1 index invalid. This allows attackers to cause a denial of service (slab out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted perf_event_open and mmap system calls.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2018-06-24

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

9.8

out of 10

Critical

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-787

CVE-2018-12714 is a Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability

What is Out-of-bounds Write?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2018-12714 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104544

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Kernel.org
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200019

Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
GitHub
https://github.com/lcytxw/bug_repro/tree/master/bug_200019

Exploit Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=81f9c4e4177d31ced6f52a89bb70e93bfb77ca03
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/81f9c4e4177d31ced6f52a89bb70e93bfb77ca03
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2018-12714

Severity Critical

CVSS score 9.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2018-06-24

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12714?

CVE-2018-12714 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Write flaw (CWE-787) . CVE-2018-12714 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-12714?

CVE-2018-12714 has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, rated Critical severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-12714?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-12714. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2018-12714 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2018-12714 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. View CWE-787 on MITRE CWE →