CVE-2018-14634

UNKNOWNKnown Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

This vulnerability affects a common open-source component, third-party library, or a protocol used by different products. Please check with specific vendors for information on patching status. For more information, please see: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/about/ ; https://www.kernel.org/ ; https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14634 ; https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3540 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14634

Remediation deadline: February 16, 2026

Description

Linux Kernel contains an integer overflow vulnerability in the create_elf_tables() function which could allow an unprivileged local user with access to SUID (or otherwise privileged) binary to escalate their privileges on the system.

Timeline

Published:January 26th, 2026 12:00 AM

Last modified:January 26th, 2026 12:00 AM

Added to KEV:January 26th, 2026

CVSS Scoring

No CVSS v3 score available

Affected Software

From NVD CPE configuration data

Vendors

Linux

Products

Kernel

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-190

References & Reports

Advisories, patches, and third-party reports

No references available.

Source: CISA KEV + NVD · Data may lag official sources by up to one minute