CVE-2018-17182

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-17182
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-09-19 09:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-24 18:33:00 UTC
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.18.8. The vmacache_flush_all function in mm/vmacache.c mishandles sequence number overflows. An attacker can trigger a use-after-free (and possibly gain privileges) via certain thread creation, map, unmap, invalidation, and dereference operations.

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 18.04 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 Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Application Netapp Active Iq Performance Analytics Services - All All All
Application Netapp Active Iq Performance Analytics Services - All All All
Application Netapp Element Software - All All All
Application Netapp Element Software - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Linux kernel: potential local priviledge escalation bug in vmacache code MISC www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1531-1] linux-4.9 security update MLIST lists.debian.org Third Party Advisory
September 2018 Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
USN-3776-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3776-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel 'mm/vmacache.c' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-3777-3: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3777-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel Components Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-3777-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel Cache Invalidation Bug Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel - VMA Use-After-Free via Buggy vmacache_flush_all() Fastpath Local Privilege Escalation - Linux local Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4308-1 linux DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
mm: get rid of vmacache_flush_all() entirely · torvalds/linux@7a9cdeb · GitHub MISC github.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MISC git.kernel.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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