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Full vulnerability report · 2018
CVE-2018-7755High confidence

An attacker can send the FDGETPRM ioctl and use the obtained kernel pointer to discover the location of kernel code and data and bypass kernel security protections such as KASLR

Unknown · Unknown

5.5MediumCVSS 3.0
Recommended action
Within 7 days

Medium technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Fix not verified
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityMediumOperational priority:Medium, unchanged from published severity.unchanged

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • A structured source references public exploit or proof-of-concept material.
  • Exploitation requires an existing local or physical foothold with privileges.
  • EPSS is 0.68% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Restrict local access and enforce least privilege on affected hosts.
  • Increase monitoring for the attack path and post-exploitation behaviour described in the report.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs Unknown Unknown and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Recheck the vendor advisory before scheduling a change because no verified fixed version is currently retained.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: As exposure requiresRemediation target: Within 365 days

This automated reassessment organises public evidence. It does not know asset exposure, business impact or control effectiveness and does not replace CVSS or a human risk decision.

Distribution package intelligence

Release-specific package status

Debian, ubuntu findings are scoped to the named distribution, release and source package. An absent finding does not mean a package is unaffected.

9 package states
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Distribution releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Debian trixietrixie · sourcelinuxVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.4.18.10-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Debian bookwormbookworm · sourcelinuxVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.4.18.10-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Debian forkyforky · sourcelinuxVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.4.18.10-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Debian sidsid · sourcelinuxVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.4.18.10-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-azure-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 4 Oct 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-gcp-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 4 Oct 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-hwe-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 4 Oct 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 4 Oct 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-raspi-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 4 Oct 2026
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2018-19467

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

Medium technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Fix not verified
01

What, why and how

An issue was discovered in the fd_locked_ioctl function in drivers/block/floppy.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.7. The floppy driver will copy a kernel pointer to user memory in response to the FDGETPRM ioctl. An attacker can send the FDGETPRM ioctl and use the obtained kernel pointer to discover the location of kernel code and data and bypass kernel security protections such as KASLR.

What

An issue was discovered in the fd_locked_ioctl function in drivers/block/floppy.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.7. The floppy driver will copy a kernel pointer to user memory in response to the FDGETPRM ioctl. An attacker can send the FDGETPRM ioctl and use the obtained kernel pointer to discover the location of kernel code and data and bypass kernel security protections such as KASLR.

Why

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

An issue was discovered in the fd_locked_ioctl function in drivers/block/floppy.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.7. The floppy driver will copy a kernel pointer to user memory in response to the FDGETPRM ioctl. An attacker can send the FDGETPRM ioctl and use the obtained kernel pointer to discover the location of kernel code and data and bypass kernel security protections such as KASLR.

Why

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
Reference recorded

A structured CVE source labels at least one public reference as exploit material. BlackTree has not independently validated that it is safe, reliable or weaponised.

Likely attack path
local access → Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-200 ↗

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.0: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.ANoneAvailability impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
CWE-200Public exploit reference
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-2022-0309Linux Kernel: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen

Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.

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CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-0148Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

ier 2023 https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20230406-1/ Bulletin de sécurité SUSE du 14 février 2023 https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20230410-1/ Bulletin de sécurité SUSE du 15 février 2023 https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20230420-1/ Bulletin de sécurité SUSE du 15 février 2023 https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20230416-1/ Bulletin de sécurité SUSE du 16 février 2023 https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20230433-1/ Référence CVE CVE-2017-13695 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13695 Référence CVE CVE-2018-7755 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7755 Référence CVE CVE-2018-9517 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9517 Référence CVE CVE-2019-3837 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3837 Référence CVE CVE-2019-3900 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3900 Référence CVE CVE-2020-15393 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-15393 Référence CVE CVE-2020-16119 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-16119 Référence CVE CVE-2020-24588 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-24588 Référence CVE CVE-2020-36557 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36557 Référence CVE CVE-2020-36558 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-202

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CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-569Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

h Server 4.0 SUSE Manager Server 4.0 Résumé De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans le noyau Linux de SUSE. Certaines d'entre elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer un problème de sécurité non spécifié par l'éditeur, une exécution de code arbitraire et un déni de service. Solution Se référer au bulletin de sécurité de l'éditeur pour l'obtention des correctifs (cf. section Documentation). Documentation Bulletin de sécurité SUSE suse-su-20222111-1 du 17 juin 2022 https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20222111-1/ Référence CVE CVE-2017-13695 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13695 Référence CVE CVE-2018-7755 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7755 Référence CVE CVE-2019-19377 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19377 Référence CVE CVE-2019-20811 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20811 Référence CVE CVE-2020-26541 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-26541 Référence CVE CVE-2021-20292 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20292 Référence CVE CVE-2021-20321 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20321 Référence CVE CVE-2021-33061 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-33061 Référence CVE CVE-2021-38208 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38208 Référence CVE CVE-2021-39711 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=C

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-555Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

/2022/suse-su-20222079-1/ Bulletin de sécurité le noyau Linux de SUSE suse-su-20222080- du 14 juin 2022 https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20222080-1/ Bulletin de sécurité le noyau Linux de SUSE suse-su-20222082- du 14 juin 2022 https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20222082-1/ Bulletin de sécurité le noyau Linux de SUSE suse-su-20222083- du 14 juin 2022 https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20222083-1/ Référence CVE CVE-2017-13695 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13695 Référence CVE CVE-2018-20784 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20784 Référence CVE CVE-2018-7755 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7755 Référence CVE CVE-2019-19377 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19377 Référence CVE CVE-2019-20811 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20811 Référence CVE CVE-2020-10769 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-10769 Référence CVE CVE-2021-20292 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20292 Référence CVE CVE-2021-20321 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20321 Référence CVE CVE-2021-28688 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-28688 Référence CVE CVE-2021-33061 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-33061 Référence CVE CVE-2021-38208 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=C

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-462Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans le noyau Linux de SUSE. Certaines d'entre elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer un problème de sécurité non spécifié par l'éditeur, un déni de service et un contournement de la politique de sécurité.

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2018-AVI-321Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu

e.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10940 Référence CVE CVE-2018-1095 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1095 Référence CVE CVE-2018-1130 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1130 Référence CVE CVE-2018-11508 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11508 Référence CVE CVE-2018-3665 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3665 Référence CVE CVE-2018-5750 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5750 Référence CVE CVE-2018-5803 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5803 Référence CVE CVE-2018-5814 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5814 Référence CVE CVE-2018-6927 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6927 Référence CVE CVE-2018-7755 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7755 Référence CVE CVE-2018-7757 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7757 Gestion détaillée du document le 03 juillet 2018 Version initiale Alertes Avis Bulletins d’actualités Mentions légales Conditions générales À propos Contact cyber.gouv.fr service-public.fr legifrance.gouv.fr info.gouv.fr france.fr info.gouv.fr/risques Premier Ministre / Secrétariat Général de la Défense et de la Sécurité Nationale / Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information

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JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2018-002602Linux Kernel における情報漏えいに関する脆弱性

Linux Kernel には、情報漏えいに関する脆弱性が存在します。

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03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix not verified
Affected
n/a
Fixed
No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
Action
No verified patch reference is present in the current structured sources. Check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 8 Mar 2018 · Last source change 5 Aug 2024, 06:37 UTC · CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-09-01
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2018-19467
Product sourceUnavailable
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Missing structured fields: affected product. Missing data is not evidence of low risk; review the primary advisory.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. ENISA EUVD mappingEUVD-2018-19467 was added to the official ENISA EUVD mapping for this CVE.
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    {"euvdId":"EUVD-2018-19467"}
    ENISA EUVD ↗
  2. Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed: removed vendor advisory: access.redhat.com/RHSA-2019:2029; removed vendor advisory: access.redhat.com/RHSA-2019:2043; 9 further removals.
    Before
    vendor advisory: access.redhat.com/RHSA-2019:2029 · vendor advisory: access.redhat.com/RHSA-2019:2043 · vendor advisory: debian.org/dsa-4308 · 8 more references
    After
    no authoritative guidance recorded
    CNA ↗
  3. Public exploit evidencePublic exploit evidence changed from No public exploit to Public exploit reference.
    Before
    No public exploit
    After
    Public exploit reference
    lkml.org ↗
  4. SeveritySeverity changed from Unknown to Medium.
    Before
    Unknown
    After
    Medium
    NIST NVD ↗
  5. CVSS scoreCVSS score changed from not recorded to 5.5 (CVSS 3.0 · NIST NVD · CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    5.5 (CVSS 3.0 · NIST NVD · CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
    NIST NVD ↗
  6. Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.
    CNA ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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