vulnerability

Palo Alto Networks PAN-SA-2019-0006 (CVE-2018-14634): Privilege Escalation in PAN-OS

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Sep 26, 2018
Added
Apr 1, 2019
Modified
Feb 26, 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.

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