kernel: coresight: kernel panic caused by invalid CPU
Published May 18, 2018
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
The etm_setup_aux function in drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm-perf.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) because a parameter is incorrectly used as a local variable.
Affected products
No data.
- < 4.10.2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-alt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
kernel-rt
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-alt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00389) | 30.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00396) | 33.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 21.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 20.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 18.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 27.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f09444639099584bc4784dfcd85ada67c6f33e0f x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11232 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1580583 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f09444639099584bc4784dfcd85ada67c6f33e0f x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11232
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11232
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.10.2 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f09444639099584bc4784dfcd85ada67c6f33e0f | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11232 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1580583 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f09444639099584bc4784dfcd85ada67c6f33e0f | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11232 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11232 | ||
| https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.10.2 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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