Description
The kill_something_info function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, when an unspecified architecture and compiler is used, might allow local users to cause a denial of service via an INT_MIN argument.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 5.5/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4ea77014af0d6205b05503d1c7aac6eace11d473Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040684Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4ea77014af0d6205b05503d1c7aac6eace11d473Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2972021Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4ea77014af0d6205b05503d1c7aac6eace11d473Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040684Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4ea77014af0d6205b05503d1c7aac6eace11d473Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2972021Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 16, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified