CVE-2018-18559

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 22, 2018 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:47 AM UTC
9 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux Server

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

In the Linux kernel through 4.19, a use-after-free can occur due to a race condition between fanout_add from setsockopt and bind on an AF_PACKET socket. This issue exists because of the 15fe076edea787807a7cdc168df832544b58eba6 incomplete fix for a race condition. The code mishandles a certain multithreaded case involving a packet_do_bind unregister action followed by a packet_notifier register action. Later, packet_release operates on only one of the two applicable linked lists. The attacker can achieve Program Counter control.

Affected

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

3.14.58 ≤ v < 3.153.18.25 ≤ v < 3.18.883.2.95 ≤ v < 3.2.1004.1.14 ≤ v < 4.1.494.10 ≤ v < 4.14.74.2.7 ≤ v < 4.34.3.1 ≤ v < 4.4.1064.5 ≤ v < 4.9.70
Affected range stops below 3.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.18.88, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.2.100, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.1.49, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.14.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.4.106, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.9.70, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (9)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0163
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0188
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1170
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1190
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3967
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4159
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0174

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362CWE-416

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