CVE-2018-18386

Low

Description

drivers/tty/n_tty.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.11 allows local attackers (who are able to access pseudo terminals) to hang/block further usage of any pseudo terminal devices due to an EXTPROC versus ICANON confusion in TIOCINQ.

SeverityLow
CVSS3.3
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedOct 17, 2018
First seenOct 17, 2018

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel4.14.11 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 4.14.114.14.11
canonical ubuntu_linux12.04, 14.04—

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