Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [2.6.0,3.0.0)[3.10.0,3.11)[4.14.0,4.14.55)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.05% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3006057
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed25 Sept 2018
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 25 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-14634  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 3.0.0, 3.11, 4.14.55 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Integer Overflow or Wraparound. An integer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel's create_elf_tables() function. An unprivileged local user with access to SUID (or otherwise privileged) binary could use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system. Kernel versions 2.6.x, 3.10.x and 4.14.x are believed to be vulnerable.

CVSS Scores

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