CVE-2018-10938 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel (versions v4.0-rc1 through v4.13-rc4) affecting Canonical and Debian distributions. A remotely sent, crafted network packet can trigger an infinite loop in the cipso_v4_optptr() function, leading to system unavailability. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.9) requires a specific, non-default configuration of LSM and NetLabel to be exploitable, increasing attack complexity. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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