CVE-ID |
CVE-2018-12633
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• CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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Description |
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.17.2. vbg_misc_device_ioctl() in drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_linux.c reads the same user data twice with copy_from_user. The header part of the user data is double-fetched, and a malicious user thread can tamper with the critical variables (hdr.size_in and hdr.size_out) in the header between the two fetches because of a race condition, leading to severe kernel errors, such as buffer over-accesses. This bug can cause a local denial of service and information leakage.
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References |
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Assigning CNA |
MITRE Corporation |
Date Record Created |
20180621 |
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Phase (Legacy) |
Assigned (20180621) |
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Comments (Legacy) |
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Proposed (Legacy) |
N/A |
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