Integer Overflow in create_elf_tables() : CVE–2018-14634

An Integer overflow vulnerability has been disclosed by Qualys Research Labs. The vulnerability is assigned CVE-2018-14634. The issue affects kernels with commit b6a2fea39318 without da029c11e6b1. Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS are vulnerable. Upon successful exploitation a local attacker can gain root privileges on the target machine. A PoC is available online. Red Hat has addressed this … Continue reading “Integer Overflow in create_elf_tables() : CVE–2018-14634”