CVE-2018-13053 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2018-13053?

CVE-2018-13053 is a low-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 2 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The alarm_timer_nsleep function in kernel/time/alarmtimer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.17.3 has an integer overflow via a large relative timeout because ktime_add_safe is not used.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-13053?

It affects 3 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2018-13053?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2018-13053 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-13053 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-13053, GHSA-h7hx-58m7-w49m, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-13053.