VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-7480
The blkcg_init_queue function in block/blk-cgroup.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a creation failure.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.35%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The blkcg_init_queue function in block/blk-cgroup.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a creation failure.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-415
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9b54d816e00425c3a517514e0d677bb3cec49258Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9b54d816e00425c3a517514e0d677bb3cec49258Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3656-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9b54d816e00425c3a517514e0d677bb3cec49258Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9b54d816e00425c3a517514e0d677bb3cec49258Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3656-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.