A flaw was found affecting the Linux kernel before version 4.17. By mmap()ing a FUSE-backed file onto a process's memory containing command line arguments (or environment strings), an attacker can cause utilities from psutils or procps (such as ps, w) or any other program which makes a read() call to the /proc/<pid>/cmdline (or /proc/<pid>/environ) files to block indefinitely (denial of service) or for some controlled time (as a synchronization primitive for other attacks).
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References | () http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q2/122 - Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104229 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1120 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7f7ccc2ccc2e70c6054685f5e3522efa81556830 - Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-14 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/ - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/ - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/ - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3910-1/ - | |
References | () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3910-2/ - | |
References | () https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44806/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : 3.5
v3 : 2.8 |
Information
Published : 2018-06-20 13:29
Updated : 2024-11-21 03:59
NVD link : CVE-2018-1120
Mitre link : CVE-2018-1120
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-1120
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Products Affected
redhat
- enterprise_linux_server
- enterprise_linux_desktop
- virtualization_host
- enterprise_linux_workstation
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
debian
- debian_linux