CVE-2018-18445

Publication date 17 October 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

Description

In the Linux kernel 4.14.x, 4.15.x, 4.16.x, 4.17.x, and 4.18.x before 4.18.13, faulty computation of numeric bounds in the BPF verifier permits out-of-bounds memory accesses because adjust_scalar_min_max_vals in kernel/bpf/verifier.c mishandles 32-bit right shifts.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that the BPF verifier in the Linux kernel did not correctly compute numeric bounds in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux-aws 18.10 cosmic
Fixed 4.18.0-1006.7
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1031.33
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-aws-hwe 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1031.33~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oracle 18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux 18.10 cosmic
Fixed 4.18.0-12.13
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-43.46
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-azure 18.10 cosmic
Fixed 4.18.0-1006.6
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1036.38
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1036.38~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 4.15.0-1036.38~14.04.2
linux-azure-edge 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1036.38
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1036.38~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-euclid 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-flo 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gcp 18.10 cosmic
Fixed 4.18.0-1004.5
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1026.27
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1026.27~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gcp-edge 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gke 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored end of standard support
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-goldfish 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-grouper 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-43.46~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe-edge 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-43.46~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-kvm 18.10 cosmic
Fixed 4.18.0-1005.5
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1028.28
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-trusty 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-utopic 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-vivid 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-wily 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-xenial 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-maguro 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-mako 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-manta 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oem 18.10 cosmic
Fixed 4.15.0-1030.35
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1030.35
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored end of standard support, was needs-triage
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-raspi2 18.10 cosmic
Fixed 4.18.0-1007.9
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1030.32
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-snapdragon 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

Patch details

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Package Patch details
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Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3847-2
    • Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
    • 20 December 2018
    • USN-3847-3
    • Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
    • 20 December 2018
    • USN-3847-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 20 December 2018
    • USN-3835-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 3 December 2018
    • USN-3832-1
    • Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
    • 30 November 2018

Other references