FKIE_CVE-2018-18386

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-10-17 20:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:47
Summary
drivers/tty/n_tty.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.11 allows local attackers (who are able to access pseudo terminals) to hang/block further usage of any pseudo terminal devices due to an EXTPROC versus ICANON confusion in TIOCINQ.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=966031f340185eddd05affcf72b740549f056348Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0831
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094825Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.11Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/966031f340185eddd05affcf72b740549f056348Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3849-1/Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3849-2/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=966031f340185eddd05affcf72b740549f056348Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0831
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094825Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.11Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/966031f340185eddd05affcf72b740549f056348Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/3849-1/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/3849-2/Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel *
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04

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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:47:07.340",
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