VDB
RHSA-2018%3A1345
RHSA-2018%3A1345
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8 HIGH
An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
8
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| kernel | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 7.4) | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional EUS (v. 7.4) | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4) | ||
| perf | ||
| python | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode EUS (v. 7.4) |
Exploit Intelligence
- Implements the POP/MOV SS (CVE-2018-8897) vulnerability by leveraging SYSCALL to perform a local privilege escalation (LPE). (github-poc)
- Implements the POP/MOV SS (CVE-2018-8897) vulnerability by leveraging SYSCALL to perform a local privilege escalation (LPE). (github-poc)
- Implements the POP/MOV SS (CVE-2018-8897) vulnerability by leveraging SYSCALL to perform a local privilege escalation (LPE). (github-poc)
- Arbitrary code execution with kernel privileges using CVE-2018-8897. (github-poc)
- Arbitrary code execution with kernel privileges using CVE-2018-8897. (github-poc)
- Arbitrary code execution with kernel privileges using CVE-2018-8897. (github-poc)
- The exploitation for CVE-2018-8897 (github-poc)
- The exploitation for CVE-2018-8897 (github-poc)
- The exploitation for CVE-2018-8897 (github-poc)
- Implements the POP/MOV SS (CVE-2018-8897) vulnerability by bugchecking the machine (local DoS). (github-poc)
…and 15 more exploits
Timeline
- May 8, 2018 CVE Published
- Feb 13, 2025 PoC Published
- Feb 20, 2026 CVE Updated
- Apr 15, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Apr 15, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Apr 15, 2026 Security Advisory
- Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory
- Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory
- Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1345 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important url
- https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/pop_ss url
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1566837 url
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1567074 url
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1568477 url
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2018/rhsa-2018_1345.json advisory