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CVE-2018-8822

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.53% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-03-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

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CVE
CVE-2018-8822
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.53%
Linux

Original NVD Description

Incorrect buffer length handling in the ncp_read_kernel function in fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.11, and in drivers/staging/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c in the Linux kernel 4.16-rc through 4.16-rc6, could be exploited by malicious NCPFS servers to crash the kernel or execute code.