CVE-2018-18281
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
30/10/2018
Last modified:
24/08/2020
Description
Since Linux kernel version 3.2, the mremap() syscall performs TLB flushes after dropping pagetable locks. If a syscall such as ftruncate() removes entries from the pagetables of a task that is in the middle of mremap(), a stale TLB entry can remain for a short time that permits access to a physical page after it has been released back to the page allocator and reused. This is fixed in the following kernel versions: 4.9.135, 4.14.78, 4.18.16, 4.19.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
4.60
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 (including) | 4.9.135 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.9.136 (including) | 4.14.78 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.14.79 (including) | 4.18.16 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.18.17 (including) | 4.19 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | ||
| 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:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150001/Linux-mremap-TLB-Flush-Too-Late.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/29/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105761
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106503
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0831
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0036
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0100
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0103
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0179
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1695
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.78
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.16
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.135
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=eb66ae030829605d61fbef1909ce310e29f78821
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3832-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3835-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-3/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3880-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3880-2/



