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F5: CVE-2018-14634: K20934447: Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2018-14634

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Published

Oct 22, 2018

Added

Jun 17, 2026

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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.

Solution

f5-bigip-upgrade-latest

References

CVE-2018-14634
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-14634
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K20934447
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2018-6537
CWE-190
EUVD-EUVD-2018-6537

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