Linux Kernel CVE-2018-16597 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

BID:105394

CVE-2018-16597 |

Info

Linux Kernel CVE-2018-16597 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 105394
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2018-16597
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Sep 18 2018 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 18 2018 12:00AM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable: Linux kernel 4.18.6
Linux kernel 4.18.5
Linux kernel 4.17.3
Linux kernel 4.17.2
Linux kernel 4.17.1
Linux kernel 4.16.11
Linux kernel 4.16.9
Linux kernel 4.16.6
Linux kernel 4.16.3
Linux kernel 4.15.14
Linux kernel 4.15.11
Linux kernel 4.15.9
Linux kernel 4.15.4
Linux kernel 4.14.13
+ EnGarde Secure Linux 1.0.1
+ Immunix Immunix OS 7+
 + MandrakeSoft Single Network Firewall 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ SuSE Linux 7.0
+ SuSE Linux 6.4
+ SuSE Linux 6.3
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.5
Linux kernel 4.14.11
Linux kernel 4.14.10
Linux kernel 4.14.6
Linux kernel 4.14.5
Linux kernel 4.14.1
Linux kernel 4.13.11
Linux kernel 4.13.10
Linux kernel 4.13.9
Linux kernel 4.13.8
Linux kernel 4.13.7
Linux kernel 4.13.6
Linux kernel 4.13.4
Linux kernel 4.13.3
Linux kernel 4.12.9
Linux kernel 4.12.3
Linux kernel 4.12.2
Linux kernel 4.11.9
Linux kernel 4.11.5
Linux kernel 4.11.4
Linux kernel 4.11.3
Linux kernel 4.11.2
Linux kernel 4.11.1
Linux kernel 4.11
Linux kernel 4.10.15
Linux kernel 4.10.13
Linux kernel 4.10.12
Linux kernel 4.10.10
Linux kernel 4.10.6
Linux kernel 4.10.4
Linux kernel 4.10
Linux kernel 4.1.4
Linux kernel 4.1.1
Linux kernel 4.0.6
Linux kernel 3.19.3
Linux kernel 3.18.22
Linux kernel 3.18.17
Linux kernel 3.18.11
Linux kernel 3.18.8
Linux kernel 3.18.7
Linux kernel 3.18.3
Linux kernel 3.18.2
Linux kernel 3.18.1
Linux kernel 3.17.4
Linux kernel 3.17.2
Linux kernel 3.16.7
Linux kernel 3.16.2
Linux kernel 3.16.1
Linux kernel 3.15.10
Linux kernel 3.15.5
Linux kernel 3.15.2
Linux kernel 3.14.54
Linux kernel 3.14.45
Linux kernel 3.14.37
Linux kernel 3.14.4
Linux kernel 3.14.3
Linux kernel 3.14.2
Linux kernel 3.13.11
Linux kernel 3.13.9
Linux kernel 3.13.3
Linux kernel 3.13.1
Linux kernel 3.12.49
Linux kernel 3.12.48
Linux kernel 3.12.44
Linux kernel 3.12.40
Linux kernel 3.12.21
Linux kernel 3.12.18
Linux kernel 3.12.17
Linux kernel 3.12.16
Linux kernel 3.12.11
Linux kernel 3.12.7
Linux kernel 3.12.4
Linux kernel 3.12.3
Linux kernel 3.12.2
Linux kernel 3.11.3
Linux kernel 3.10.90
Linux kernel 3.10.81
Linux kernel 3.10.73
Linux kernel 3.10.45
Linux kernel 3.10.41
Linux kernel 3.10.38
Linux kernel 3.10.37
Linux kernel 3.10.36
Linux kernel 3.10.30
Linux kernel 3.10.27
Linux kernel 3.10.26
Linux kernel 3.10.23
Linux kernel 3.10.22
Linux kernel 3.10.21
Linux kernel 3.10.14
Linux kernel 3.10.10
Linux kernel 3.10.9
Linux kernel 3.10.7
Linux kernel 3.10
Linux kernel 3.8.6
Linux kernel 3.8.5
Linux kernel 3.8.4
Linux kernel 3.8.2
Linux kernel 3.8.1
Linux kernel 3.7.10
Linux kernel 3.7.9
Linux kernel 3.7.8
Linux kernel 3.7.7
Linux kernel 3.7.5
Linux kernel 3.7.4
Linux kernel 3.7.3
Linux kernel 3.7.2
Linux kernel 3.7.1
Linux kernel 3.6.11
Linux kernel 3.6.10
Linux kernel 3.6.9
Linux kernel 3.6.8
Linux kernel 3.6.7
Linux kernel 3.6.6
Linux kernel 3.6.5
Linux kernel 3.6.4
Linux kernel 3.6.3
Linux kernel 3.6.2
Linux kernel 3.6.1
Linux kernel 3.5.7
Linux kernel 3.5.6
Linux kernel 3.5.5
Linux kernel 3.5.4
Linux kernel 3.5.3
Linux kernel 3.5.2
Linux kernel 3.5.1
Linux kernel 3.4.88
Linux kernel 3.4.87
Linux kernel 3.4.86
Linux kernel 3.4.80
Linux kernel 3.4.76
Linux kernel 3.4.73
Linux kernel 3.4.72
Linux kernel 3.4.71
Linux kernel 3.4.64
Linux kernel 3.4.58
Linux kernel 3.4.36
Linux kernel 3.4.32
Linux kernel 3.4.31
Linux kernel 3.4.27
Linux kernel 3.4.26
Linux kernel 3.4.25
Linux kernel 3.4.21
Linux kernel 3.4.20
Linux kernel 3.4.19
Linux kernel 3.4.18
Linux kernel 3.4.17
Linux kernel 3.4.16
Linux kernel 3.4.15
Linux kernel 3.4.14
Linux kernel 3.4.13
Linux kernel 3.4.12
Linux kernel 3.4.11
Linux kernel 3.4.10
Linux kernel 3.4.9
Linux kernel 3.4.8
Linux kernel 3.4.7
Linux kernel 3.4.6
Linux kernel 3.4.5
Linux kernel 3.4.3
Linux kernel 3.4.2
Linux kernel 3.4.1
Linux kernel 3.3.5
Linux kernel 3.3.4
Linux kernel 3.3.2
Linux kernel 3.2.82
Linux kernel 3.2.72
Linux kernel 3.2.62
Linux kernel 3.2.57
Linux kernel 3.2.56
Linux kernel 3.2.51
Linux kernel 3.2.24
Linux kernel 3.2.23
Linux kernel 3.2.13
Linux kernel 3.2.12
Linux kernel 3.2.9
Linux kernel 3.2.1
Linux kernel 3.1.8
Linux kernel 3.0.98
Linux kernel 3.0.75
Linux kernel 3.0.72
Linux kernel 3.0.69
Linux kernel 3.0.65
Linux kernel 3.0.60
Linux kernel 3.0.59
Linux kernel 3.0.58
Linux kernel 3.0.37
Linux kernel 3.0.34
Linux kernel 3.0.5
Linux kernel 3.0.4
Linux kernel 3.0.2
Linux kernel 3.0.1
Linux kernel 2.6.39
Linux kernel 2.6.38
Linux kernel 2.6.37
Linux kernel 2.6.36
Linux kernel 2.6.35
Linux kernel 2.6.34
Linux kernel 2.6.33
Linux kernel 2.6.32 .9
Linux kernel 2.6.32
Linux kernel 2.6.31
Linux kernel 2.6.29
Linux kernel 2.6.28
Linux kernel 2.6.27
Linux kernel 2.6.26
Linux kernel 2.6.25
Linux kernel 2.6.24
Linux kernel 2.6.23
Linux kernel 4.4.14
Linux kernel 4.4.1
Linux kernel 4.4.0-57
Linux kernel 4.18.1
Linux kernel 4.17.4
Linux kernel 4.17.11
Linux kernel 4.17.10
Linux kernel 4.17-rc2
Linux kernel 4.17
Linux kernel 4.16-rc7
Linux kernel 4.16-rc6
Linux kernel 4.16-rc
Linux kernel 4.16
Linux kernel 4.15.8
Linux kernel 4.15.7
Linux kernel 4.15.16
Linux kernel 4.15-rc5
Linux kernel 4.15
Linux kernel 4.14.8
Linux kernel 4.14.7
+ EnGarde Secure Linux 1.0.1
+ Immunix Immunix OS 7+
 + MandrakeSoft Single Network Firewall 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ SuSE Linux 7.0
+ SuSE Linux 6.4
+ SuSE Linux 6.3
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.5
Linux kernel 4.14.4
Linux kernel 4.14.3
Linux kernel 4.14.2
Linux kernel 4.14.15
Linux kernel 4.14.14
Linux kernel 4.14
Linux kernel 4.13.5
Linux kernel 4.13.2
Linux kernel 4.13.1
Linux kernel 4.13
Linux kernel 4.12.10
Linux kernel 4.12.1
Linux kernel 4.12-rc1
Linux kernel 4.12
Linux kernel 4.11.8
Linux kernel 4.11.7
Linux kernel 4.11
Linux kernel 4.10.9
Linux kernel 4.10.8
Linux kernel 4.10.7
Linux kernel 4.10.5
Linux kernel 4.10.3
Linux kernel 4.10.2
Linux kernel 4.10.11
Linux kernel 4.10.1
Linux kernel 4.10-rc8
Linux kernel 4.10-rc1
Linux kernel 4.1.15
Linux kernel 4.1
Linux kernel 4.0.5
Linux kernel 4.0
Linux kernel 3.8
Linux kernel 3.7.6
Linux kernel 3.7
Linux kernel 3.6
Linux kernel 3.5
Linux kernel 3.4.93
Linux kernel 3.4.81
Linux kernel 3.4.70
Linux kernel 3.4.67
Linux kernel 3.4.29
Linux kernel 3.4
Linux kernel 3.3
Linux kernel 3.2.81
Linux kernel 3.2.78
Linux kernel 3.2.65
Linux kernel 3.2.64
Linux kernel 3.2.63
Linux kernel 3.2.60
Linux kernel 3.2.55
Linux kernel 3.2.54
Linux kernel 3.2.53
Linux kernel 3.2.52
Linux kernel 3.2.50
Linux kernel 3.2.44
Linux kernel 3.2.42
Linux kernel 3.2.38
Linux kernel 3.2.2
Linux kernel 3.2
Linux kernel 3.19
Linux kernel 3.18.9
Linux kernel 3.18
Linux kernel 3.17.6
Linux kernel 3.17
Linux kernel 3.16.6
Linux kernel 3.16.36
Linux kernel 3.16
Linux kernel 3.15
Linux kernel 3.14.73
Linux kernel 3.14.7
Linux kernel 3.14.5
Linux kernel 3.14-4
Linux kernel 3.14-1
Linux kernel 3.14
Linux kernel 3.13.7
Linux kernel 3.13.6
Linux kernel 3.13.5
Linux kernel 3.13.4
Linux kernel 3.13.0
Linux kernel 3.13
Linux kernel 3.12.22
Linux kernel 3.12.15
Linux kernel 3.12.14
Linux kernel 3.12.12
Linux kernel 3.12.1
Linux kernel 3.12
Linux kernel 3.11.9
Linux kernel 3.11.6
Linux kernel 3.11
Linux kernel 3.10.5
Linux kernel 3.10.43
Linux kernel 3.10.31
Linux kernel 3.10.20
Linux kernel 3.10.17
Linux kernel 3.10
Linux kernel 3.1
Linux kernel 3.0.66
Linux kernel 3.0.62
Linux kernel 3.0.18
Linux kernel 3.0
Linux kernel 2.6.38.6
Linux kernel 2.6.38.4
Linux kernel 2.6.38.3
Linux kernel 2.6.38.2
Linux kernel 2.6.37.2
Linux kernel 2.6.32.8
Linux kernel 2.6.32.7
Linux kernel 2.6.32.62
Linux kernel 2.6.32.61
Linux kernel 2.6.32.60
Linux kernel 2.6.32.6
Linux kernel 2.6.32.5
Linux kernel 2.6.32.3
Linux kernel 2.6.32.28
Linux kernel 2.6.32.15
Linux kernel 2.6.32.14
Linux kernel 2.6.32.13
Linux kernel 2.6.32.12
Linux kernel 2.6.32.11
Linux kernel 2.6.32.10
Linux kernel 2.6.32.1
Linux kernel 2.6.31.6
Linux kernel 2.6.31.4
Linux kernel 2.6.31.1
Linux kernel 2.6.30.5
Linux kernel 2.6.30.4
Linux kernel 2.6.30.3
Linux kernel 2.6.28.4
Linux kernel 2.6.28.10
Linux kernel 2.6.27.54
Linux kernel 2.6.27.51
Linux kernel 2.6.27.49
Linux kernel 2.6.27.26
Linux kernel 2.6.26.1
Linux kernel 2.6.25.4
Linux kernel 2.6.25.3
Linux kernel 2.6.25.2
Linux kernel 2.6.25.1
Linux kernel 2.6.24.6
Linux kernel 2.6.24.4
Linux kernel 2.6.24.3
Linux kernel 2.6.23.14
Linux kernel 2.6.23.10
Linux kernel 2.6.23.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Linux Kernel CVE-2018-16597 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

Linux kernel is prone to a local security-bypass vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to bypass certain security restrictions and perform unauthorized actions.

Linux Kernel 4.18.6 and prior versions are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Linux Kernel CVE-2018-16597 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Linux Kernel CVE-2018-16597 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Linux Kernel CVE-2018-16597 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

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