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CVE-2018-14634

HIGH
Published 2018-09-25T21:00:00
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CVSS Score

V3.0
7.8
/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.028
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 2.8% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.856
Higher than 85.6% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

An integer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel's create_elf_tables() function. An unprivileged local user with access to SUID (or otherwise privileged) binary could use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system. Kernel versions 2.6.x, 3.10.x and 4.14.x are believed to be vulnerable.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

The Linux Foundation

kernel

Affected Versions:

2.6.x, 3.10.x, 4.14.x

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-4994-8w6g-9jvw

Advisory Details

An integer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel's create_elf_tables() function. An unprivileged local user with access to SUID (or otherwise privileged) binary could use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system. Kernel versions 2.6.x, 3.10.x and 4.14.x are believed to be vulnerable.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

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

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14634
WEB https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/25/4
WEB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45516
WEB https://usn.ubuntu.com/3779-1
WEB https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-2
WEB https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-1
WEB https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K20934447?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS
WEB https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K20934447?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
WEB https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2018-14634
WEB https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190204-0002
WEB https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14634
WEB https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1624498
WEB https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/mutagen-astronomy
WEB https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14634
WEB https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3643
WEB https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3591
WEB https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3590
WEB https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3586
WEB https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3540
WEB https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2933
WEB https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2925
WEB https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2924
WEB https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2846
WEB https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2763
WEB https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2748
WEB http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/20/2
WEB http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105407

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 13, 2022, Modified: May 13, 2022

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3540
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190204-0002/
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2925
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3591
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45516/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-1/
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2933
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3779-1/
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2748
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3590
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-2/
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2763
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105407
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2924
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3586
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3643
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2846
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/25/4
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14634
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K20934447?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2018-14634
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/20/2
Published: 2018-09-25T21:00:00
Last Modified: 2024-08-05T09:38:13.057Z
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