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CVE-2018-10872

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel handled exceptions delivered after a stack switch operation via Mov SS or Pop SS instructions. During the stack switch operation, processor does not deliver interrupts and exceptions, they are delivered once the first instruction after the stack switch is executed. An unprivileged system user could use this flaw to crash the system kernel resulting in DoS. This CVE-2018-10872 was assigned due to regression of CVE-2018-8897 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10 GA kernel. No other versions are affected by this CVE.

Published

2018-07-10T19:29:00.243

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:42:11.357

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-250
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-119
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0 Yes
References