A flaw was found in the Linux 4.x kernel's implementation...

6.7 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

A flaw was found in the Linux 4.x kernel's implementation of 32-bit syscall interface for bridging. This allowed a privileged user to arbitrarily write to a limited range of kernel memory.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

Affected Vendor

Linux Kernel Organization, Inc.

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Affected Software

Linux Kernel

Vulnerable Versions:

4.x

Timeline

Official Publish: March 16th, 2018

Last Modified: September 16th, 2024

Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Privilege Escalation

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

Execution

T1055 Process Injection

Defense Evasion

T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer

Command and Control