CVE-2018-18386

CVE Details

Release Date:2018-10-17
Impact:Moderate What is this?

Description


drivers/tty/n_tty.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.11 allows local attackers (who are able to access pseudo terminals) to hang/block further usage of any pseudo terminal devices due to an EXTPROC versus ICANON confusion in TIOCINQ.

See more information about CVE-2018-18386 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.


CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score: 3.3
Vector String: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Version: 3.0
Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None
Availability Impact: Low

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2018-43072018-12-11
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2018-43072018-12-11
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)OVMSA-2018-02892018-12-13


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