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CVE-2018-10087

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-10087 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel's kernel_wait4 function (kernel/exit.c) affecting versions before 4.13. This flaw, present when specific architectures and compilers are used, could allow a local attacker to crash the system by triggering an attempted use of the -INT_MIN value. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires local access and low privileges, leading to a high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

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
0.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
37.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0046 is in the 91st 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-2018-10087Moderate

kernel: Undefined behavior in kernel/exit.c:kernel_wait4() function allows local denial of service

Jul 11, 2017

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
PatchVendor Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/dd83c161fbcc5d8be637ab159c0de015cbff5ba4
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
news.ycombinator.com / item
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3696-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3696-2
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3754-1
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/103774
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry