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01 Record

CVE-2018-1120

A flaw was found affecting the Linux kernel before version 4.17. By mmap()ing a FUSE-backed file onto a process's memory containing command line arguments (or environment strings), an attacker can

LowPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base score2.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

02 Description

A flaw was found affecting the Linux kernel before version 4.17. By mmap()ing a FUSE-backed file onto a process's memory containing command line arguments (or environment strings), an attacker can

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
7.05% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 94.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2018-06-20 13:00Z8 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-05 03:51Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2017-12-04
Assigning CNA
redhat
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Low (CVSS 2.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weaknesses
  • CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowVariant
  • CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
c6dc27d40bf6f064cfaadb914d9ed0b162d8628a12486f91c067ff0bd9b7d347

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
[UNKNOWN]kernelkernel 4.17—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Arch Linux

  • linux
    Fixed in 4.17.2-1
  • linux-hardened
    Fixed in 4.17a-1
  • linux-lts
    Fixed in 4.14.44-1
  • linux-zen
    Fixed in 4.17-1

Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 12

  • linux
    Fixed in 4.16.12-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • linux
    Fixed in 4.16.12-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • linux
    Fixed in 4.16.12-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

  • linux-aws
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1039.42
  • linux-lts-xenial
    Fixed in 4.4.0-143.169~14.04.2

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • linux
    Fixed in 4.4.0-143.169
  • linux-aws
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1077.87
  • linux-azure
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1022.22~16.04.1
  • linux-gcp
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1018.19~16.04.2
  • linux-hwe
    Fixed in 4.15.0-33.36~16.04.1
  • linux-kvm
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1041.47
  • linux-raspi2
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1104.112
  • linux-snapdragon
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1108.113

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • linux
    Fixed in 4.15.0-33.36
  • linux-aws
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1020.20
  • linux-azure
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1022.23
  • linux-gcp
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1018.19
  • linux-kvm
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1020.20
  • linux-oem
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1017.20
  • linux-raspi2
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1021.23
  • linux-snapdragon
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1053.57

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • linux-azure-fde
    No fix yet
  • linux-gke
    No fix yet
  • linux-raspi2
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

  • linux-intel-iot-realtime
    No fix yet
  • linux-realtime
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

  • linux-azure-6.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-6.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-6.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-raspi-realtime
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS

  • linux
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS

  • linux-azure-fde-5.15
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS

  • linux-fips
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1008.10
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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