Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2018-1108

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.

  • Published: May 21, 2018
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2018-1108
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.9
  • AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.3
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel - 4.16.x
canonical / ubuntu_linux 16.04 16.04.x
canonical / ubuntu_linux 18.04 18.04.x
debian / debian_linux 9.0 9.0.x