CVE-2018-14646

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    CVE-2018-14646

    Published: 26 Nov 2018Last Modified: 11 Feb 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Affected versions

    v2.6.12
    v2.6.12-rc2
    v2.6.12-rc3
    v2.6.12-rc4
    v2.6.12-rc5
    v2.6.12-rc6
    v2.6.13
    v2.6.13-rc1
    v2.6.13-rc2
    v2.6.13-rc3
    v2.6.13-rc4
    v2.6.13-rc5
    v2.6.13-rc6
    v2.6.13-rc7
    v2.6.14
    v2.6.14-rc1
    v2.6.14-rc2
    v2.6.14-rc3
    v2.6.14-rc4
    v2.6.14-rc5
    v2.6.15
    v2.6.15-rc1
    v2.6.15-rc2
    v2.6.15-rc3
    v2.6.15-rc4
    v2.6.15-rc5
    v2.6.15-rc6
    v2.6.15-rc7
    v2.6.16
    v2.6.16-rc1
    v2.6.16-rc2
    v2.6.16-rc3
    v2.6.16-rc4
    v2.6.16-rc5
    v2.6.16-rc6
    v2.6.17
    v2.6.17-rc1
    v2.6.17-rc2
    v2.6.17-rc3
    v2.6.17-rc4
    v2.6.17-rc5
    v2.6.17-rc6
    v2.6.18
    v2.6.18-rc1
    v2.6.18-rc2
    v2.6.18-rc3
    v2.6.18-rc4
    v2.6.18-rc5
    v2.6.18-rc6
    v2.6.18-rc7
    v2.6.19
    v2.6.19-rc1
    v2.6.19-rc2
    v2.6.19-rc3
    v2.6.19-rc4
    v2.6.19-rc5
    v2.6.19-rc6
    v2.6.20
    v2.6.20-rc1
    v2.6.20-rc2
    v2.6.20-rc3
    v2.6.20-rc4
    v2.6.20-rc5
    v2.6.20-rc6
    v2.6.20-rc7
    v2.6.21
    v2.6.21-rc1
    v2.6.21-rc2
    v2.6.21-rc3
    v2.6.21-rc4
    v2.6.21-rc5
    v2.6.21-rc6
    v2.6.21-rc7
    v2.6.22
    v2.6.22-rc1
    v2.6.22-rc2
    v2.6.22-rc3
    v2.6.22-rc4
    v2.6.22-rc5
    v2.6.22-rc6
    v2.6.22-rc7
    v2.6.23
    v2.6.23-rc1
    v2.6.23-rc2
    v2.6.23-rc3
    v2.6.23-rc4
    v2.6.23-rc5
    v2.6.23-rc6
    v2.6.23-rc7
    v2.6.23-rc8
    v2.6.23-rc9
    v2.6.24
    v2.6.24-rc1
    v2.6.24-rc2
    v2.6.24-rc3
    v2.6.24-rc4
    v2.6.24-rc5
    v2.6.24-rc6
    v2.6.24-rc7
    v2.6.24-rc8
    v2.6.25
    v2.6.25-rc1
    v2.6.25-rc2
    v2.6.25-rc3
    v2.6.25-rc4
    v2.6.25-rc5
    v2.6.25-rc6
    v2.6.25-rc7
    v2.6.25-rc8
    v2.6.25-rc9
    v2.6.26
    v2.6.26-rc1
    v2.6.26-rc2
    v2.6.26-rc3
    v2.6.26-rc4
    v2.6.26-rc5
    v2.6.26-rc6
    v2.6.26-rc7
    v2.6.26-rc8
    v2.6.26-rc9
    v2.6.27
    v2.6.27-rc1
    v2.6.27-rc2
    v2.6.27-rc3
    v2.6.27-rc4
    v2.6.27-rc5
    v2.6.27-rc6
    v2.6.27-rc7
    v2.6.27-rc8
    v2.6.27-rc9
    v2.6.28
    v2.6.28-rc1
    v2.6.28-rc2
    v2.6.28-rc3
    v2.6.28-rc4
    v2.6.28-rc5
    v2.6.28-rc6
    v2.6.28-rc7
    v2.6.28-rc8
    v2.6.28-rc9
    v2.6.29
    v2.6.29-rc1
    v2.6.29-rc2
    v2.6.29-rc3
    v2.6.29-rc4
    v2.6.29-rc5
    v2.6.29-rc6
    v2.6.29-rc7
    v2.6.29-rc8
    v2.6.30
    v2.6.30-rc1
    v2.6.30-rc2
    v2.6.30-rc3
    v2.6.30-rc4
    v2.6.30-rc5
    v2.6.30-rc6
    v2.6.30-rc7
    v2.6.30-rc8
    v2.6.31
    v2.6.31-rc1
    v2.6.31-rc2
    v2.6.31-rc3
    v2.6.31-rc4
    v2.6.31-rc5
    v2.6.31-rc6
    v2.6.31-rc7
    v2.6.31-rc8
    v2.6.31-rc9
    v2.6.32
    v2.6.32-rc1
    v2.6.32-rc2
    v2.6.32-rc3
    v2.6.32-rc4
    v2.6.32-rc5
    v2.6.32-rc6
    v2.6.32-rc7
    v2.6.32-rc8
    v2.6.33
    v2.6.33-rc1
    v2.6.33-rc2
    v2.6.33-rc3
    v2.6.33-rc4
    v2.6.33-rc5
    v2.6.33-rc6
    v2.6.33-rc7
    v2.6.33-rc8
    v2.6.34
    v2.6.34-rc1
    v2.6.34-rc2
    v2.6.34-rc3
    v2.6.34-rc4
    v2.6.34-rc5
    v2.6.34-rc6
    v2.6.34-rc7
    v2.6.35
    v2.6.35-rc1
    v2.6.35-rc2
    v2.6.35-rc3
    v2.6.35-rc4
    v2.6.35-rc5
    v2.6.35-rc6
    v2.6.36
    v2.6.36-rc1
    v2.6.36-rc2
    v2.6.36-rc3
    v2.6.36-rc4
    v2.6.36-rc5
    v2.6.36-rc6
    v2.6.36-rc7
    v2.6.36-rc8
    v2.6.37
    v2.6.37-rc1
    v2.6.37-rc2
    v2.6.37-rc3
    v2.6.37-rc4
    v2.6.37-rc5
    v2.6.37-rc6
    v2.6.37-rc7
    v2.6.37-rc8
    v2.6.38
    v2.6.38-rc1
    v2.6.38-rc2
    v2.6.38-rc3
    v2.6.38-rc4
    v2.6.38-rc5
    v2.6.38-rc6
    v2.6.38-rc7
    v2.6.38-rc8
    v2.6.39
    v2.6.39-rc1
    v2.6.39-rc2
    v2.6.39-rc3
    v2.6.39-rc4
    v2.6.39-rc5
    v2.6.39-rc6
    v2.6.39-rc7

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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