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CVE-2018-17182
high
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.
References
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/18/4
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45497/
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-3/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190204-0001/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7a9cdebdcc17e426fb5287e4a82db1dfe86339b2
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3656
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041748
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106503