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CVE-2018-18281

Published: 30 October 2018

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.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Jann Horn discovered that the mremap() system call in the Linux kernel did not properly flush the TLB when completing, potentially leaving access to a physical page after it has been released to the page allocator. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash), expose sensitive information, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-9.12)
bionic
Released (4.15.0-44.47)
cosmic
Released (4.18.0-12.13)
disco Not vulnerable
(4.19.0-12.13)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-13.14)
trusty
Released (3.13.0-165.215)
upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial
Released (4.4.0-142.168)
Patches:
Introduced by

7b6efc2bc4f19952b25ebf9b236e5ac43cd386c2

Fixed by eb66ae030829605d61fbef1909ce310e29f78821|local-2018-18281-fix
linux-aws
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1005.5)
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1032.34)
cosmic
Released (4.18.0-1006.7)
disco Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-1006.7)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1004.4)
trusty Ignored
(was needed ESM criteria)
upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial
Released (4.4.0-1075.85)
linux-azure
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1006.6)
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1037.39)
cosmic
Released (4.18.0-1006.6)
disco Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-1006.6)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1004.4)
trusty
Released (4.15.0-1037.39~14.04.2)
upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-1037.39~16.04.1)
linux-gcp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1005.5)
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1027.28)
cosmic
Released (4.18.0-1004.5)
disco Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-1004.5)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1004.4)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-1027.28~16.04.1)
linux-kvm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1004.4)
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1029.29)
cosmic
Released (4.18.0-1005.5)
disco Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-1005.5)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1004.4)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial
Released (4.4.0-1040.46)
linux-gke
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
focal Not vulnerable

bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Ignored
(end of standard support)
linux-azure-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (4.19)
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1020.20~18.04.1)
focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-37.41~18.04.1)
upstream
Released (4.19)
focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

linux-raspi-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1013.13~18.04.1)
upstream
Released (4.19)
focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

linux-raspi2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
xenial
Released (4.4.0-1103.111)
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1031.33)
cosmic
Released (4.18.0-1007.9)
disco Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-1009.11)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1006.6)
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1004.4)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
linux-snapdragon
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
xenial
Released (4.4.0-1107.112)
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1053.57)
cosmic Does not exist

disco Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1010.10)
eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
linux-aws-5.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1021.24~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Does not exist

linux-aws-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1016.17~18.04.1)
eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Does not exist

linux-aws-hwe
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-1032.34~16.04.1)
linux-azure-4.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1082.92)
eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1007.8~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1037.39)
cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Does not exist

linux-euclid
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Ignored
(was needed ESM criteria)
linux-flo
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Ignored
(abandoned)
linux-gcp-4.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1071.81)
eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gcp-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1008.9~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gcp-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1027.28)
cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gke-4.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1030.32)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gke-5.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1011.11~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gke-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1011.12~18.04.1)
eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Does not exist

linux-goldfish
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Ignored
(end of life)
linux-grouper
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-13.14~18.04.1)
cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-45.48~16.04.1)
linux-hwe-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-15.16~18.04.1)
cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-45.48~16.04.1)
linux-lts-trusty
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-utopic
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Ignored
(end of life, was ignored)
upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-vivid
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Ignored
(end of life, was ignored)
upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-wily
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Ignored
(end of life, was ignored)
upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-xenial
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Ignored
(was needed ESM criteria)
upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Does not exist

linux-maguro
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Does not exist

linux-mako
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Ignored
(abandoned)
linux-manta
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oem
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1033.38)
cosmic
Released (4.15.0-1033.38)
disco Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1033.38)
eoan Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1035.40)
focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Ignored
(end of standard support, was needs-triage)
linux-oem-5.6
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Not vulnerable
(5.6.0-1007.7)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oem-osp1
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1010.11)
disco Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1010.11)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1010.11)
focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1008.10)
cosmic
Released (4.15.0-1008.10)
disco Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1008.10)
eoan Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1011.13)
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1005.5)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-1008.10~16.04.1)
linux-oracle-5.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1007.12~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1011.12~18.04.1)
eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Does not exist

linux-raspi
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1007.7)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Does not exist

linux-raspi2-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1017.19~18.04.1)
eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Does not exist

linux-riscv
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-24.28)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19)
xenial Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H