7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-6927
Linux kernel Futex Denial of Service Integer Overflow
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 12, 2018, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 6, 2019, 9:38 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-6927 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-6927 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus
5 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus
6 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus
7 Redhat virtualization_host
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-6927.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fbe0e839d1e22d88810f3ee3e2f1479be4c0aa4a Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103023 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0654 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fbe0e839d1e22d88810f3ee3e2f1479be4c0aa4a Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187 Third Party Advisory
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.15 Release Notes Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Samsung security patch description

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Born at : Oct. 14, 2018, 12:38 p.m. This repo has been linked 339 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-6927 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-6927 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0654 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0654 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-2/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-2/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_host:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 04, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-2/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-2/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 04, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0654 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 07, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 06, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103023 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103023 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fbe0e839d1e22d88810f3ee3e2f1479be4c0aa4a No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fbe0e839d1e22d88810f3ee3e2f1479be4c0aa4a Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.15 No Types Assigned https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.15 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fbe0e839d1e22d88810f3ee3e2f1479be4c0aa4a No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fbe0e839d1e22d88810f3ee3e2f1479be4c0aa4a Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-190
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.14.15
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103023 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-6927 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-2018-6927 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.26165

percentile

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