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CVE-2018-17182 Detail

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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  09/19/2018

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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7a9cdebdcc17e426fb5287e4a82db1dfe86339b2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105417
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041748
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7a9cdebdcc17e426fb5287e4a82db1dfe86339b2
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-3/
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45497/
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/18/4

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CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-17182
NVD Published Date:
09/19/2018
NVD Last Modified:
10/23/2018