CVE-2018-16884

Summary

CVECVE-2018-16884
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-12-18 22:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-08-11 19:12:00 UTC
DescriptionA flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NFS41+ subsystem. NFS41+ shares mounted in different network namespaces at the same time can make bc_svc_process() use wrong back-channel IDs and cause a use-after-free vulnerability. Thus a malicious container user can cause a host kernel memory corruption and a system panic. Due to the nature of the flaw, privilege escalation cannot be fully ruled out.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Application Redhat Enterprise Mrg 2.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Mrg 2.0 All All All
Application Redhat Enterprise Mrg 2.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-3980-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
1660375 – (CVE-2018-16884) CVE-2018-16884 kernel: nfs: use-after-free in svc_process_common() CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Linux Kernel CVE-2018-16884 Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
USN-3980-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
USN-3932-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1731-2] linux regression update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2018-16884 - Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
1660375 – (CVE-2018-16884) CVE-2018-16884 kernel: nfs: use-after-free in svc_process_common() MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
[SECURITY] [DLA 1771-1] linux-4.9 security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-3932-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
[SECURITY] [DLA 1731-1] linux security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-3981-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
[0/4] use-after-free in svc_process_common() - Patchwork CONFIRM patchwork.kernel.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
support.f5.com/csp/article/K21430012 CONFIRM support.f5.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2021 MISC www.oracle.com
USN-3981-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
[1/4] nfs: use-after-free in svc_process_common() - Patchwork CONFIRM patchwork.kernel.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge MISC access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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