VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-13053
The alarm_timer_nsleep function in kernel/time/alarmtimer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.17.3 has an integer overflow via a large relative timeout because ktime_add_safe is not used.
LOW 3.3EPSS 0.51%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.51%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The alarm_timer_nsleep function in kernel/time/alarmtimer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.17.3 has an integer overflow via a large relative timeout because ktime_add_safe is not used.
- CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- EPSS
- 0.51% probability · 42th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104671Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0831
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200303Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=5f936e19cc0ef97dbe3a56e9498922ad5ba1edefPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3821-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3821-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104671Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0831
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200303Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=5f936e19cc0ef97dbe3a56e9498922ad5ba1edefPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3821-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3821-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.