CVE-2018-5873
Publication date 6 July 2018
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
An issue was discovered in the __ns_get_path function in fs/nsfs.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11. Due to a race condition when accessing files, a Use After Free condition can occur. This also affects all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-07-05.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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linux | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-121.145
|
|
14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
|
linux-aws | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1055.64
|
|
14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 4.4.0-1017.17
|
|
linux-azure | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
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linux-azure-edge | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Vulnerable, work in progress
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-euclid | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-flo | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gcp | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.13.0-1002.5
|
|
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gke | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-goldfish | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-grouper | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-hwe | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.13.0-26.29~16.04.2
|
|
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-hwe-edge | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.18.0-8.9~18.04.1
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.13.0-26.29~16.04.2
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|
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-kvm | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1021.26
|
|
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-lts-trusty | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-lts-utopic | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-lts-vivid | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-lts-wily | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-lts-xenial | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 4.4.0-121.145~14.04.1
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|
linux-maguro | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-mako | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-manta | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-oem | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-raspi2 | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1087.95
|
|
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-snapdragon | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1090.95
|
|
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.0 · High |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | High |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Other references
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-07-01
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-4.9/commit/?id=34742aaf7cb16c95edba4a7afed6d2c4fa7e434b
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/07/02/july-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5873