CVE-2018-16862
Detail
Modified This CVE record has been updated after NVD enrichment efforts were completed. Enrichment data supplied by the NVD may require amendment due to these changes.
Description
A security flaw was found in the Linux kernel in a way that the cleancache subsystem clears an inode after the final file truncation (removal). The new file created with the same inode may contain leftover pages from cleancache and the old file data instead of the new one.
Metrics
CVSS Version 4.0
CVSS Version 3.x
CVSS Version 2.0
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
NVD assessment
not yet provided.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
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URL
Source(s)
Tag(s)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106009
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16862
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Issue Tracking
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1011367/
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Issue Tracking
Patch
Vendor Advisory
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q4/169
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-1/
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-2/
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID
CWE Name
Source
CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
NIST
Red Hat, Inc.
Change History
13 change records found show changes
CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 10:53:28 PM
Action
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Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106009
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Reference
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16862
Added
Reference
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html
Added
Reference
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html
Added
Reference
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html
Added
Reference
https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1011367/
Added
Reference
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q4/169
Added
Reference
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-1/
Added
Reference
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-2/
Added
Reference
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
Added
Reference
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/14/2024 1:06:10 AM
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CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/09/2019 7:36:23 PM
Action
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Old Value
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CVSS V3
Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Added
CWE
Red Hat, Inc. CWE-200
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 9/02/2019 8:15:13 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/ [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 8/13/2019 3:15:13 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
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Reference
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/ [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 4/01/2019 5:29:25 PM
Action
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Reference
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html [No Types Assigned]
Modified Analysis by NIST 3/28/2019 3:44:04 PM
Action
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Old Value
New Value
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CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html No Types Assigned
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html No Types Assigned
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 3/27/2019 3:29:23 PM
Action
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Old Value
New Value
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Reference
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 3/21/2019 12:00:22 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
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Reference
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html [No Types Assigned]
Modified Analysis by NIST 3/06/2019 10:18:55 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-1/ No Types Assigned
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-1/ Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-2/ No Types Assigned
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-2/ Third Party Advisory
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/05/2019 6:29:06 AM
Action
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Reference
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-1/ [No Types Assigned]
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Reference
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-2/ [No Types Assigned]
Initial Analysis by NIST 2/04/2019 9:20:05 AM
Action
Type
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New Value
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CVSS V3
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS V2
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Added
CWE
CWE-200
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.14
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106009 No Types Assigned
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106009 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed
Reference Type
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16862 No Types Assigned
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16862 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1011367/ No Types Assigned
https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1011367/ Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q4/169 No Types Assigned
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q4/169 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 11/27/2018 6:29:09 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106009 [No Types Assigned]
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2018-16862 NVD
Published Date: 11/26/2018 NVD
Last Modified: 11/20/2024
Source: Red Hat, Inc.
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