CVE-2018-11232

The etm_setup_aux function in drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm-perf.c in the Linux...

5.5 Medium

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.38%Down 0.7 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Record: CVE-2018-11232
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.9 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2018-11232
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-3272 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-3272
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cp3w-hmvq-8f3h 5.5

The etm_setup_aux function in drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm-perf.c in the Linux...

Record: GHSA-cp3w-hmvq-8f3h
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-11232 5.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11232
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

linux kernel

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-11232 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Linux Kernel, published May 18, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.