SB2018103107 - Security restrictions bypass in Linux Kernel

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SB2018103107 - Security restrictions bypass in Linux Kernel

Published: October 31, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018103107
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18281)

The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions to memory when performing TLB flushes after dropping pagetable locks with mremap() syscall, A local user can access a physical page of a stale TLB entry after ftruncate() syscall is called to remove entries from the pagetables of a task that is in the middle of mremap() syscall.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain access to sensitive information, stored in process memory.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References