CVE-2018-10938
kernel: infinite loop in net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c:cipso_v4_optptr() allows for DoS
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · August 27, 2018
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel present since v4.0-rc1 and through v4.13-rc4. A crafted network packet sent remotely by an attacker may force the kernel to enter an infinite loop in the cipso_v4_optptr() function in net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c leading to a denial-of-service. A certain non-default configuration of LSM (Linux Security Module) and NetLabel should be set up on a system before an attacker could leverage this flaw.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 5.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption