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CVE-2018-10074

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-10074 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel before version 4.16, specifically within the hi3660_stub_clk_probe function. It allows local users to trigger a NULL pointer dereference by causing a resource retrieval failure. Rated 5.5 MEDIUM, it has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.32%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
24.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0032 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-10074Moderate

kernel: Null pointer dereference in drivers/clk/hisilicon/clk-hi3660-stub.c:hi3660_stub_clk_probe() allows local users to cause denial of service

Jan 4, 2018

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Patch
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/9903e41ae1f5d50c93f268ca3304d4d7c64b9311
PatchVendor Advisory