CVE-2018-14646 MEDIUM

CVE-2018-14646

Vendor [Unknown]
Product kernel:
Weakness CWE-476
Published November 26, 2018
Last update August 5, 2024

CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Linux kernel before 4.15-rc8 was found to be vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference bug in the __netlink_ns_capable() function in the net/netlink/af_netlink.c file. A local attacker could exploit this when a net namespace with a netnsid is assigned to cause a kernel panic and a denial of service.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 26, 2018 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated