CVE-2018-14634

At a glance

Severity: HIGH 7.8
Exploitation: Known exploited (CISA KEV) · added 2026-01-26
Exploited per ENISA since 2026-01-26
EPSS: EPSS 14.69 % · percentile 97 (2026-10-27)
State: PUBLISHED
Published: 2018-09-25
Updated: 2026-01-27
Assigner: redhat
NVD status: Analyzed

Description

An integer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel's create_elf_tables() function. An unprivileged local user with access to SUID (or otherwise privileged) binary could use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system. Kernel versions 2.6.x, 3.10.x and 4.14.x are believed to be vulnerable.

Scores

Version	Score	Vector	Scored by
CVSS 3.0	HIGH 7.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	redhat
CVSS 3.0	HIGH 7.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
CVSS 3.0	HIGH 7.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
CVSS 2.0	HIGH 7.2	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-190

European references

ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2018-6537
GCVE · GCVE-0-2018-14634

CERT-FR advisories

CERTFR-2019-AVI-299 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans IBM QRadar · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
CERTFR-2019-AVI-242 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans F5 BIG-IP · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
CERTFR-2019-AVI-188 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
CERTFR-2019-AVI-014 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
CERTFR-2018-AVI-567 — Vulnérabilité dans le noyau Linux de RedHat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
CERTFR-2018-AVI-505 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
CERTFR-2018-AVI-490 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
CERTFR-2018-AVI-480 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
CERTFR-2018-AVI-478 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de RedHat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
CERTFR-2018-AVI-462 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
CERTFR-2018-AVI-460 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
CERTFR-2018-AVI-459 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
CERTFR-2018-AVI-457 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau linux de RedHat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 7.1.0 < 7.1.23
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 8.0.0 < 8.0.16
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 8.1.0 < 8.1.7
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 11.2.1 < 11.6.4
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 12.1.0 < 12.1.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.0.0 < 13.1.1.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.0.0 < 14.0.1.1
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.1.0 < 14.1.0.6
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 11.2.1 < 11.6.4
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 12.1.0 < 12.1.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.0.0 < 13.1.1.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.0.0 < 14.0.1.1
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.1.0 < 14.1.0.6
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 11.2.1 < 11.6.4
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 12.1.0 < 12.1.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.0.0 < 13.1.1.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.0.0 < 14.0.1.1
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.1.0 < 14.1.0.6
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 11.2.1 < 11.6.4
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 12.1.0 < 12.1.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.0.0 < 13.1.1.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.0.0 < 14.0.1.1
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.1.0 < 14.1.0.6
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 11.2.1 < 11.6.4
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 12.1.0 < 12.1.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.0.0 < 13.1.1.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.0.0 < 14.0.1.1
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.1.0 < 14.1.0.6
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 11.2.1 < 11.6.4
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 12.1.0 < 12.1.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.0.0 < 13.1.1.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.0.0 < 14.0.1.1
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.1.0 < 14.1.0.6
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 11.2.1 < 11.6.4
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 12.1.0 < 12.1.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.0.0 < 13.1.1.5
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.0.0 < 14.0.1.1
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 14.1.0 < 14.1.0.6
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 11.2.1 < 11.6.4
cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 12.1.0 < 12.1.5
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Affected products

Product	Versions
The Linux Foundation · kernel	affected 2.6.x, 3.10.x, 4.14.x

References

Sources

Source	Licence
CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5)	CVE Program Terms of Use
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities	CC0 1.0
EPSS (FIRST.org)	FIRST — attribution requested
ENISA EUVD	ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
CERT-FR (ANSSI)	Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0
NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds	Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD