CVE-2018-17182

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 High 7.8
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2018-17182
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2018-09-19T09:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-24T18:33:26
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-416 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 4.18.8
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_performance_analytics_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:element_software:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 7.2
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 10
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/18/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7a9cdebdcc17e426fb5287e4a82db1dfe86339b2 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7a9cdebdcc17e426fb5287e4a82db1dfe86339b2 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45497/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/ Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041748 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105417 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-3/ Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3656 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106503 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190204-0001/ Patch Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17182
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-17182
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 07:56:59 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 12:19:40 2018-09-19T09:29Z 2018-09-19T09:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 12:19:40 2019-03-05T17:58:25 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 12:19:40 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated
2023-02-16 19:08:10 Analyzed Undergoing Analysis Vulnerability Status updated
2023-02-24 19:08:14 2023-02-24T18:33:26 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-24 19:08:14 Undergoing Analysis Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated