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CVE-2018-5814
In the Linux Kernel before version 4.16.11, 4.14.43, 4.9.102, and 4.4.133, multiple race condition errors when handling probe, disconnect,…
- 7.0HighCVSS base score
- 0.37%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 69% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
In the Linux Kernel before version 4.16.11, 4.14.43, 4.9.102, and 4.4.133, multiple race condition errors when handling probe, disconnect, and rebind operations can be exploited to trigger a use-after-free condition or a NULL pointer dereference by sending multiple USB over IP packets.
Timeline
ID reserved
By flexera
- 5 months later
· 5 months later
Published
- 6 years later
· 6 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.37% · top 69% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.0.
Affected products
Linux Foundation · Linux Kernel
- affected Before version 4.16.11, 4.14.43, 4.9.102, and 4.4.133
References
18
- USN-3752-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180714 [SECURITY] [DLA 1422-1] linux security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-3696-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-3752-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180715 [SECURITY] [DLA 1422-2] linux security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.16.11 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180718 [SECURITY] [DLA 1423-1] linux-4.9 new package (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.43 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.133 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.102 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-8/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-3696-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 1041050 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 81540 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-3752-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/commit/?id=22076557b07c12086eeb16b8ce2b0b735f7a27e7 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/commit/?id=c171654caa875919be3c533d3518da8be5be966e (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1407 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2018-17581 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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