CVE-2018-14734 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Infiniband core (ucma.c) affecting versions through 4.17.11, including various Canonical and Debian distributions. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite requiring local access and low privileges. Currently, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it is not listed in the KEV catalog, and there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.17.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:* | ||
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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