CVE-2018-10872 is a Linux kernel flaw affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10 GA, specifically a regression of CVE-2018-8897. It involves improper handling of exceptions after a stack switch operation, allowing an unprivileged user to trigger a system crash and cause a Denial of Service. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability requires local access with low attack complexity and no user interaction, leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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