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CVE-2018-17182
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.18.8....
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-1/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190204-0001/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3656
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7a9cdebdcc17e426fb5287e4a82db1dfe86339b2
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105417
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45497/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/18/4
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041748
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-2/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106503
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7a9cdebdcc17e426fb5287e4a82db1dfe86339b2
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-3/
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Affected Vendor
linux
View all reports →Affected Software
linux kernel, ubuntu linux, debian linux, active iq performance analytics services, element software
Vulnerable Versions:
3.16, 3.17, 3.19, 4.5, 4.10, 4.15, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 8.0, 9.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 19th, 2018
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.