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CVE-2018-14634

📛 CVE Title

VMware Photon OS: CVE-2018-14634

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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.

Description (MITRE) cveawg.mitre.org

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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.

Overview

State
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Assigner (CNA)
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CVSS severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
CVSS 5.0 / 10 5.0 5.0 / 10
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Effective score
5.0 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
CWE(s)
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Reserved
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Published
2018-09-25 00:00 UTC
Last updated
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Source
https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/vmware-photon_os-cve-2018-14634/

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities CISA KEV

CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation of this CVE. Federal agencies must remediate by the due date below; private orgs should treat it as priority-1.

Vulnerability name
Linux Kernel Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Vendor / project
Linux
Product
Kernel
Date added to KEV
2026-01-26
Remediation due
2026-02-16
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Ransomware campaign use
Unknown
CISA notes
This vulnerability affects a common open-source component, third-party library, or a protocol used by different products. Please check with specific vendors for information on patching status. For more information, please see: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/about/ ; https://www.kernel.org/ ; https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14634 ; https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3540 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14634
CISA listing
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0

Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.

NVD published
2018-09-25 21:29:00 UTC
NVD last modified
2026-06-17 01:41:20 UTC
EPSS score
0.1481 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
EPSS percentile
96.33% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-26

NVD-assigned CWE(s): CWE-190 (differs from the CNA list above)

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European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD

ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.

EUVD ID
EUVD-2018-6537

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Affected products — CPE 2.3 (39) NVD

NVD's normalized CPE 2.3 matchers, used by vendor tools (vulnerability scanners, asset managers) for automated detection. Compare with the CNA's free-text "Affected products" section above.

  • cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_domain_name_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_fraud_protection_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_link_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-iq_centralized_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-iq_centralized_management:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-iq_cloud_and_orchestration:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:enterprise_manager:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:iworkflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:traffix_signaling_delivery_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:f5:traffix_signaling_delivery_controller:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapprotect:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediations (3)

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