CVE-2018-7191

N/A
Published: May 17, 2019 at 04:27 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:02 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%

Description

In the tun subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.14, dev_get_valid_name is not called before register_netdevice. This allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via an ioctl(TUNSETIFF) call with a dev name containing a / character. This is similar to CVE-2013-4343.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 4.13.14
Affected range stops below 4.13.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

CVSS

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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