CVE-2018-6927

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    CVE-2018-6927

    Published: 12 Feb 2018Last Modified: 2 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The futex_requeue function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.15 might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a negative wake or requeue value.

    References: https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187, https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.15, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103023, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-2/, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-1/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-1/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-2/, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0654, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fbe0e839d1e22d88810f3ee3e2f1479be4c0aa4a, http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fbe0e839d1e22d88810f3ee3e2f1479be4c0aa4a

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -fbe0e839d1e22d88810f3ee3e2f1479be4c0aa4a

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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