CVE-2018-1000004: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 5.9. EPSS: 3.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel 4.12, 3.10, 2.6 and possibly earlier versions a race condition vulnerability exists in the sound system, this can lead to a deadlock and denial of service condition.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 2.6.0; version 3.10 only; version 4.12 only

Published 2018-01-16. Last modified 2026-06-17.