Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,4.14.15)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3004522
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed12 Feb 2018
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 12 Feb 2018

CVE-2018-6927  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 4.14.15 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Integer Overflow or Wraparound. The futex_requeue function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.15 might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a negative wake or requeue value.

CVSS Base Scores

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