SB2018092017 - Fedora 27 update for kernel, kernel-headers
Published: September 20, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018092017
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17182)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in vmacache_flush_all() function in mm/vmacache.c file. A local user can trigger the use-after-free error via certain thread creation, map, unmap, invalidation, and dereference operations and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.