CVE-2018-18281

N/A
Published: October 30, 2018 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:46 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsLinux KernelDebian LinuxUbuntu Linux

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

3.2 ≤ v < 4.9.1354.14.79 ≤ v < 4.18.164.18.17 ≤ v < 4.194.9.136 ≤ v < 4.14.78
Affected range stops below 4.14.78, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.18.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.19, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.9.135, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (27)

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/29/5
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105761
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106503

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-459

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