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Medium
CVE-2018-14646
The Linux kernel before 4.15-rc8 was found to be vulnerable...
Vulnerability Description
The Linux kernel before 4.15-rc8 was found to be vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference bug in the __netlink_ns_capable() function in the net/netlink/af_netlink.c file. A local attacker could exploit this when a net namespace with a netnsid is assigned to cause a kernel panic and a denial of service.
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
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3843
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3666
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f428fe4a04cc339166c8bbd489789760de3a0cee
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3651
- https://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=151500466401174&w=2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14646
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Affected Vendor
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kernel:
Vulnerable Versions:
4.15-rc8
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 26th, 2018
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H