CVE-2018-1000204

Linux Kernel version 3.18 to 4.16 incorrectly handles an SG_IO ioctl on /dev/sg0 with dxfer_direction=SG_DXFER_FROM_DEV and an empty 6-byte cmdp. This may lead to copying up to 1000 kernel heap pages to the userspace. This has been fixed upstream in https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a45b599ad808c3c982fdcdc12b0b8611c2f92824 already. The problem has limited scope, as users don't usually have permissions to access SCSI devices. On the other hand, e.g. the Nero user manual suggests doing `chmod o+r+w /dev/sg*` to make the devices accessible. NOTE: third parties dispute the relevance of this report, noting that the requirement for an attacker to have both the CAP_SYS_ADMIN and CAP_SYS_RAWIO capabilities makes it "virtually impossible to exploit.
References
Link Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00043.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/06/26/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a45b599ad808c3c982fdcdc12b0b8611c2f92824 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00015.html Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00016.html Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00043.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/06/26/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a45b599ad808c3c982fdcdc12b0b8611c2f92824 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00015.html Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00016.html Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR 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:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:39

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00043.html - () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00043.html -
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/06/26/3 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/06/26/3 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 - Third Party Advisory () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a45b599ad808c3c982fdcdc12b0b8611c2f92824 - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a45b599ad808c3c982fdcdc12b0b8611c2f92824 - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00015.html - Third Party Advisory () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00015.html - Third Party Advisory
References () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00016.html - Third Party Advisory () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00016.html - Third Party Advisory
References () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html - Third Party Advisory () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html - Third Party Advisory
References () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-1/ - Third Party Advisory () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-1/ - Third Party Advisory
References () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-2/ - Third Party Advisory () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-2/ - Third Party Advisory
References () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/ - Third Party Advisory () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/ - Third Party Advisory
References () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/ - Third Party Advisory () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/ - Third Party Advisory
References () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/ - Third Party Advisory () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/ - Third Party Advisory
References () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ - Third Party Advisory () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ - Third Party Advisory

07 Nov 2023, 02:51

Type Values Removed Values Added
Summary ** DISPUTED ** Linux Kernel version 3.18 to 4.16 incorrectly handles an SG_IO ioctl on /dev/sg0 with dxfer_direction=SG_DXFER_FROM_DEV and an empty 6-byte cmdp. This may lead to copying up to 1000 kernel heap pages to the userspace. This has been fixed upstream in https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a45b599ad808c3c982fdcdc12b0b8611c2f92824 already. The problem has limited scope, as users don't usually have permissions to access SCSI devices. On the other hand, e.g. the Nero user manual suggests doing `chmod o+r+w /dev/sg*` to make the devices accessible. NOTE: third parties dispute the relevance of this report, noting that the requirement for an attacker to have both the CAP_SYS_ADMIN and CAP_SYS_RAWIO capabilities makes it "virtually impossible to exploit." Linux Kernel version 3.18 to 4.16 incorrectly handles an SG_IO ioctl on /dev/sg0 with dxfer_direction=SG_DXFER_FROM_DEV and an empty 6-byte cmdp. This may lead to copying up to 1000 kernel heap pages to the userspace. This has been fixed upstream in https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a45b599ad808c3c982fdcdc12b0b8611c2f92824 already. The problem has limited scope, as users don't usually have permissions to access SCSI devices. On the other hand, e.g. the Nero user manual suggests doing `chmod o+r+w /dev/sg*` to make the devices accessible. NOTE: third parties dispute the relevance of this report, noting that the requirement for an attacker to have both the CAP_SYS_ADMIN and CAP_SYS_RAWIO capabilities makes it "virtually impossible to exploit.

Information

Published : 2018-06-26 14:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:39


NVD link : CVE-2018-1000204

Mitre link : CVE-2018-1000204

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-1000204


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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux

linux

  • linux_kernel