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CVE-2018-18386

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-18386 is a low-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel (before 4.14.11) affecting pseudo terminal devices, including those in Canonical Ubuntu Linux. It allows local attackers to cause a denial of service by hanging or blocking further usage of pseudo terminals due to a confusion between EXTPROC and ICANON in TIOCINQ. The CVSS score is 3.3, indicating a low impact (availability) with low attack complexity and requiring local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting a low immediate threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.14.11CPE 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:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

3.3LOW

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
33.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0041 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 1,511 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 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 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-alt-0:4.14.0-115.7.1.el7a
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-18386Moderate

kernel: Type confusion in drivers/tty/n_tty.c allows for a denial of service

Dec 20, 2017

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
PatchVendor Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:0831
bugzilla.suse.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
cdn.kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.11
PatchRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/966031f340185eddd05affcf72b740549f056348
PatchThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3849-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3849-2
Third Party Advisory