The Linux Kernel version 3.18 contains a dangerous feature vulnerability in modify_user_hw_breakpoint() that can result in crash and possibly memory corruption. This attack appear to be exploitable via local code execution and the ability to use ptrace. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in git commit f67b15037a7a50c57f72e69a6d59941ad90a0f0f.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-05-24T13:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T12:40:46.875Z

Reserved: 2018-04-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-1000199

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-05-24T13:29:01.290

Modified: 2020-08-24T17:37:01.140

Link: CVE-2018-1000199

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-1000199 - Bugzilla