CVE-2018-17182

CVE Details

Release Date:

2018-09-19

Description

An 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.

See more information about CVE-2018-17182 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.8	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4244	2018-10-10
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4244	2018-10-10
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4270	2018-11-08
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2018-0266	2018-10-10

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