High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 6, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-13406
CVE-2018-13406
Description
An integer overflow in the uvesafb_setcmap function in drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.17.4 could result in local attackers being able to crash the kernel or potentially elevate privileges because kmalloc_array is not used.
AI Insight
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Affected products
118- Range: <4.17.4
- osv-coords117 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Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdPatch
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9f645bcc566a1e9f921bdae7528a01ced5bc3713nvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104685nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041355nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3753-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3753-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.17.4nvdRelease Notes
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