kernel: Integer overflow in the alarm_timer_nsleep function
Published Jul 2, 2018
3.3
LOWCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.51%
Description
The alarm_timer_nsleep function in kernel/time/alarmtimer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.17.3 has an integer overflow via a large relative timeout because ktime_add_safe is not used.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 4.17.3
Configuration 2
- 14.04
- 16.04
Configuration 3
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-0:3.10.0-1062.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2029
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-alt-0:4.14.0-115.7.1.el7a
Fixed · RHSA-2019:0831
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-1062.rt56.1022.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2043
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Fix deferred
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-0:3.10.0-1062.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2029 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-alt-0:4.14.0-115.7.1.el7a | Fixed | RHSA-2019:0831 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-1062.rt56.1022.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2043 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Fix deferred | 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:L
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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 v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.51% (0.00513) | 41.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.52% (0.00517) | 39.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00035) | 6.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 32.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 30.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 28.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 17.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.88% (0.02880) | 63.65th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.88% (0.02880) | 63.31th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.88% (0.02880) | 80.71th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.88% (0.02880) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (17)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104671 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0831 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-13053 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200303 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1597747 Issue Tracking
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=5f936e19cc0ef97dbe3a56e9498922ad5ba1edef x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-13053
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3821-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3821-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-13053
Change history (0)
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