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CVE-2018-18281 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150001/Linux-mremap-TLB-Flush-Too-Late.html CVE, MITRE Patch  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/29/5 CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105761 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106503 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0831 CVE, MITRE
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029 CVE, MITRE
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043 CVE, MITRE
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0036 CVE, MITRE
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0100 CVE, MITRE
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0103 CVE, MITRE
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0179 CVE, MITRE
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1695 CVE, MITRE Exploit  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.78 CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.16 CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.135 CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=eb66ae030829605d61fbef1909ce310e29f78821 CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3832-1/ CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3835-1/ CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/ CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-3/ CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/ CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/ CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3880-1/ CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3880-2/ CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-459 Incomplete Cleanup cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-18281
NVD Published Date:
10/30/2018
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE