CVE-2018-14634
Linux Kernel ELF Table Creating Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 25, 2018, 9:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 13, 2023, 4:51 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-14634 has a 9 public PoC/Exploit
available at Github.
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Affected Products
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vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2018-14634
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vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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CVE-2018-14634
vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description 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. 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. Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14634 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/mutagen-astronomy [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1624498 [No Types Assigned] Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-190 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description 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. 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. Removed Reference https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K20934447?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1624498 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14634 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K20934447?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/mutagen-astronomy [No Types Assigned] Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-190 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 20, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/20/2 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 17, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/Home/Detail/143 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2018-14634 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added Reference https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K20934447?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS [No Types Assigned] Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-190 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 21, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/Home/Detail/143 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 05, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190204-0002/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190204-0002/ Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_performance_analytics_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 05, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190204-0002/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 27, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14634 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14634 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2748 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2748 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2924 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2924 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2925 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2925 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2933 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2933 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2846 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2846 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-2/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3591 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3591 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3590 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3590 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/25/4 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/25/4 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3779-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3779-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3643 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3643 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2763 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2763 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3586 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3586 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105407 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105407 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3540 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3540 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45516/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45516/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-190 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.0 up to (including) 2.6.39.4 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.10.0 up to (including) 3.10.102 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.14.0 up to (including) 4.14.54 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 21, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3643 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 14, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3591 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3590 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3586 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3540 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 17, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2933 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2925 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2924 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 10, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2846 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 04, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3779-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 02, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45516/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-2/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105407 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 26, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2763 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2748 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-14634
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-14634
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.07563
percentile