UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000199

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000199

    Published: 1 May 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The Linux Kernel version 3.18 contains a dangerous feature vulnerability in modify_user_hw_breakpoint() that can result in crash and possibly memory corruption. This attack appear to be exploitable via local code execution and the ability to use ptrace. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in git commit f67b15037a7a50c57f72e69a6d59941ad90a0f0f.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000199, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/05/01/3, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3641-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3641-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1000199

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-147.196

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    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