CVE-2018-17182
Linux Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability in Vmacache Flush Function
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 19, 2018, 9:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 24, 2023, 6:33 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-17182 has a 38 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
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CVE-2018-17182 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Feb. 24, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.18.8 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.16 up to (excluding) 3.16.58 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.17 up to (excluding) 3.18.123 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.19 up to (excluding) 4.4.157 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5 up to (excluding) 4.9.128 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.10 up to (excluding) 4.14.71 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.15 up to (excluding) 4.18.9 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 05, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190204-0001/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190204-0001/ Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106503 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106503 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_performance_analytics_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:element_software:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 05, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190204-0001/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 10, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106503 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7a9cdebdcc17e426fb5287e4a82db1dfe86339b2 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7a9cdebdcc17e426fb5287e4a82db1dfe86339b2 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041748 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041748 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-3/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-3/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/18/4 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/18/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-2/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45497/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45497/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3656 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3656 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7a9cdebdcc17e426fb5287e4a82db1dfe86339b2 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7a9cdebdcc17e426fb5287e4a82db1dfe86339b2 Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105417 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105417 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.18.8 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 27, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3656 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 23, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-3/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 04, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 02, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-2/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-1/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041748 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105417 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 28, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45497/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 19, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed 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, 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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-17182 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-17182
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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0.11 }} 0.02%
score
0.43263
percentile