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CVE-2018-1130

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-1130 describes a null pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel (before version 4.16-rc7) within the dccp_write_xmit() function, affecting distributions like Canonical, Debian, Linux, and Red Hat. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) allows a local attacker to trigger a denial of service through crafted system calls, requiring local access but no user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.16:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
0.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
39.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0050 is in the 92nd 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 (6)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-754.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-957.rt56.910.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-957.el7
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: realtime-kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-1130Moderate

kernel: a null pointer dereference in net/dccp/output.c:dccp_write_xmit() leads to a system crash

Mar 7, 2018

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1854
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:3083
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:3096
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatch
git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Patch
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00000.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00015.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00016.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
marc.info
Mailing ListPatch
syzkaller.appspot.com / bug
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3654-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3654-2
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3656-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3697-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3697-2
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3698-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3698-2
Third Party Advisory