CVE-2018-14625
mediumpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.003 · 28 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
A flaw was found in the Linux Kernel where an attacker may be able to have an uncontrolled read to kernel-memory from within a vm guest. A race condition between connect() and close() function may allow an attacker using the AF_VSOCK protocol to gather a 4 byte information leak or possibly intercept or corrupt AF_VSOCK messages destined to other clients.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.4–7
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (17)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
also known as (4)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (54)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4154cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4159cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4164cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4168cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14625cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1619846cnnvd
Attackers weaponise vulnerabilities like this against internet-exposed services. See what is exposed on your perimeter with a free passive scan.
Free scan