CVE-2018-18955
In the Linux kernel 4.15.x through 4.19.x before 4.19.2, map_write() in kernel/user_namespace.c allows privilege escalation because it mishandles nested user namespaces with more than 5 UID or GID
02 Description
In the Linux kernel 4.15.x through 4.19.x before 4.19.2, map_write() in kernel/user_namespace.c allows privilege escalation because it mishandles nested user namespaces with more than 5 UID or GID
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
- 7.61% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 94.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. 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
- 2018-11-16 20:00Z7 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 11:23Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2018-11-05
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b18a6a82d84a174554aa366da09d42614e3e6d5ff5436aa96135f40fce8aaaba
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d2f007dbe7e4c9583eea6eb04d60001e85c6f1bd
- cdn.kernel.orghttps://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.19
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3836-2https://usn.ubuntu.com/3836-2/
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3835-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3835-1/
- bugs.chromium.orghttps://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1712
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d2f007dbe7e4c9583eea6eb04d60001e85c6f1bd
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3833-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3833-1/
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3832-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3832-1/
- www.exploit-db.com45915https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45915/
- cdn.kernel.orghttps://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.2
- www.exploit-db.com45886https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45886/
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3836-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3836-1/
- www.securityfocus.com105941http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105941
- support.f5.comhttps://support.f5.com/csp/article/K39103040
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190416-0003/
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 4.18.20-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 4.18.20-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 4.18.20-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- linux-azure Fixed in 4.15.0-1035.36~14.04.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- linux-azure Fixed in 4.15.0-1035.36~16.04.1
- linux-gcp Fixed in 4.15.0-1025.26~16.04.1
- linux-hwe Fixed in 4.15.0-42.45~16.04.1
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 4.15.0-42.45
- linux-aws Fixed in 4.15.0-1029.30
- linux-azure Fixed in 4.15.0-1035.36
- linux-gcp Fixed in 4.15.0-1025.26
- linux-kvm Fixed in 4.15.0-1027.27
- linux-oem Fixed in 4.15.0-1028.33
- linux-raspi2 Fixed in 4.15.0-1029.31
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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