CVE-2018-10124 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Local users can cause a denial of service in the Linux kernel by passing an INT_MIN argument to the kill_something_info function.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2018-10124?

CVE-2018-10124 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 16 Apr 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The kill_something_info function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, when an unspecified architecture and compiler is used, might allow local users to cause a denial of service via an INT_MIN argument.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10124?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2018-10124?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2018-10124 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10124 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10124, GHSA-hj22-29m3-p63r, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10124.

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