Is CVE-2018-1000199 being actively exploited?

CVE-2018-1000199 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-1000199?

CVE-2018-1000199 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2018-1000199

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5EPSS 1.2%EU EUVD

The Linux Kernel version 3.18 contains a dangerous feature vulnerability in modify_user_hw_breakpoint() that can result in crash and possibly memory corruption. This attack appear to be exploitable via local code execution and the ability to use ptrace. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in git commit f67b15037a7a50c57f72e69a6d59941ad90a0f0f.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.5 (v3.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 1.2% (68th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2018-1874)
Published: May 24, 2018
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2018-1874 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 5, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
linux / linux kernel
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux server aus
redhat / enterprise linux server aus
redhat / enterprise linux server aus
redhat / enterprise linux server eus
redhat / enterprise linux server eus
redhat / enterprise linux server eus
redhat / enterprise linux server tus
redhat / enterprise linux workstation

Certified products that may be affected

7 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 NSS Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 4498 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3939 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSH Server Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3891 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSH Client Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3892 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSL Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3867 - historical

See all 7 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040806(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1318(Third Party Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1345(Third Party Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1347(Third Party Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1348(Third Party Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1354(Third Party Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1355(Third Party Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1374(Third Party Advisory)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html(Third Party Advisory)
https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/4/6/813(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3641-1/(Third Party Advisory)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3641-2/(Third Party Advisory)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187(Third Party Advisory)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188(Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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