Pseudo Terminal Hang/Block Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2018-18386 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

drivers/tty/n_tty.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.11 allows local attackers (who are able to access pseudo terminals) to hang/block further usage of any pseudo terminal devices due to an EXTPROC versus ICANON confusion in TIOCINQ.

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