linux — security advisory
The Linux kernel, as used in Ubuntu 18.10 and when booted with UEFI Secure Boot enabled, allows privileged local users to bypass intended Secure Boot restrictions and execute untrusted code by loading arbitrary kernel modules. This occurs because a modified kernel/module.c, in conjunction with certain configuration options, leads to mishandling of the result of signature verification.
- Products
- linux
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 5.4.6-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2018-18653
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 00:10 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The Linux kernel, as used in Ubuntu 18.10 and when booted with UEFI Secure Boot enabled, allows privileged local users to bypass intended Secure Boot restrictions and execute untrusted code by loading arbitrary kernel modules. This occurs because a modified kernel/module.c, in conjunction with certain configuration options, leads to mishandling of the result of signature verification.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2018-18653
linux
Fixed versions: 5.4.6-1
linux
Fixed versions: 5.4.6-1
linux
Fixed versions: 5.4.6-1
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-23T18:03:03.145713098Z",
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"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 420241,
"published_at": "2018-10-26T00:29:00.237+00:00"
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