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CVE-2018-6927

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-6927 is an integer overflow vulnerability in the Linux kernel's futex_requeue function (before version 4.14.15), affecting distributions like Canonical, Debian, and Red Hat. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service and potentially achieve further unspecified impact with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.14.15CPE 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:*:*:*
17.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.64%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
47.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0064 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-862.rt56.804.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-alt-0:4.14.0-49.el7a
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-862.el7
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia 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-2018-6927Low

kernel: Integer overflow in futex.c:futux_requeue can lead to denial of service or unspecified impact

Feb 12, 2018

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
PatchThird Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:0654
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:0676
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1062
Third Party Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/fbe0e839d1e22d88810f3ee3e2f1479be4c0aa4a
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3619-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3619-2
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
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4187
Third Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.15
Release NotesVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/103023
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry