CVE-2018-20961

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

6.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 93.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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

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.

Published

2019-08-07 14:48Z7 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-05 12:19Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2019-08-07

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-415Double FreeVariant
• CWE-1341Multiple Releases of Same Resource or HandleBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

cd52cbf878781dbfbd358a8d40581c23ee13667884f3dc73fbe482f7e170b333

• github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7fafcfdf6377b18b2a726ea554d6e593ba44349fx_refsource_MISC
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7fafcfdf6377b18b2a726ea554d6e593ba44349fx_refsource_MISC
• cdn.kernel.orghttps://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.16.4x_refsource_MISC
• seclists.org20190826 [slackware-security] Slackware 14.2 kernel (SSA:2019-238-01)https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/48mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154228/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• support.f5.comhttps://support.f5.com/csp/article/K58502654x_refsource_CONFIRM
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/x_refsource_CONFIRM
• usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4145-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4145-1/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
• support.f5.comhttps://support.f5.com/csp/article/K58502654?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSSx_refsource_CONFIRM
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.htmlx_refsource_MISC