CVE-2018-1000199
The Linux Kernel version 3.18 contains a dangerous feature vulnerability in modify_user_hw_breakpoint() that can result in crash and possibly memory corruption.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.21%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Linux Kernel version 3.18 contains a dangerous feature vulnerability in modify_user_hw_breakpoint() that can result in crash and possibly memory corruption. This attack appear to be exploitable via local code execution and the ability to use ptrace. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in git commit f67b15037a7a50c57f72e69a6d59941ad90a0f0f.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.21% probability · 68th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040806Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1318Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1345Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1347Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1348Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1354Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1355Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1374Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/4/6/813Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3641-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3641-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040806Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1318Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1345Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1347Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1348Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1354Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1355Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1374Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/4/6/813Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3641-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3641-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.