CVE-2018-1108
Status: ModifiedMedium (5.9)—
kernel drivers before version 4.17-rc1 are vulnerable to a weakness in the Linux kernel's implementation of random seed data. Programs, early in the boot sequence, could use the data allocated for the seed before it was sufficiently generated.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Base score: 5.9
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.73%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 77
- Score date: 10/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (3)
CWEs
- CWE-330
- CWE-330
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104055
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1108
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3718-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3718-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104055
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1108
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3718-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3718-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188
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