CVE-2018-7995

Race condition in the store_int_with_restart() function in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by leveraging root access to write to the check_interval file in a /sys/devices/system/machinecheck/machinecheck<cpu number> directory. NOTE: a third party has indicated that this report is not security relevant
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:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 04:13

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103356 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103356 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1084755 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory () https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1084755 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
References () https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=b3b7c4795ccab5be71f080774c45bbbcc75c2aaf - Patch, Vendor Advisory () https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=b3b7c4795ccab5be71f080774c45bbbcc75c2aaf - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html - Third Party Advisory () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html - Third Party Advisory
References () https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/3/2/970 - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/3/2/970 - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-1/ - Third Party Advisory () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-1/ - Third Party Advisory
References () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-2/ - Third Party Advisory () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-2/ - Third Party Advisory
References () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3656-1/ - Third Party Advisory () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3656-1/ - Third Party Advisory
References () https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187 - Third Party Advisory () https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188 - Third Party Advisory () https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188 - Third Party Advisory

07 Nov 2023, 03:01

Type Values Removed Values Added
Summary ** DISPUTED ** Race condition in the store_int_with_restart() function in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by leveraging root access to write to the check_interval file in a /sys/devices/system/machinecheck/machinecheck<cpu number> directory. NOTE: a third party has indicated that this report is not security relevant. Race condition in the store_int_with_restart() function in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by leveraging root access to write to the check_interval file in a /sys/devices/system/machinecheck/machinecheck<cpu number> directory. NOTE: a third party has indicated that this report is not security relevant

Information

Published : 2018-03-09 15:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 04:13


NVD link : CVE-2018-7995

Mitre link : CVE-2018-7995

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-7995


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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')