CVE-2018-17182
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
8.0
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-17182
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17182.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 4.18.9.arch1-1 | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.18.10-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.18.10-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.18.10-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.18.10-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.18.10-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.