CVE-2018-14646 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel (before 4.15-rc8) affecting the __netlink_ns_capable() function, impacting Linux and Red Hat systems. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) allows a local attacker to trigger a kernel panic and denial of service with low attack complexity. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.15:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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