CVE-2018-1120

A flaw was found affecting the Linux kernel before version 4.17. By mmap()ing a FUSE-backed file onto a process's memory containing command line arguments (or environment strings), an attacker can cause utilities from psutils or procps (such as ps, w) or any other program which makes a read() call to the /proc/<pid>/cmdline (or /proc/<pid>/environ) files to block indefinitely (denial of service) or for some controlled time (as a synchronization primitive for other attacks).
References
Link Resource
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q2/122 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104229 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1120 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7f7ccc2ccc2e70c6054685f5e3522efa81556830 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-14 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3910-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3910-2/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44806/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q2/122 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104229 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1120 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7f7ccc2ccc2e70c6054685f5e3522efa81556830 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-14 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3910-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3910-2/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44806/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_host:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-06-20 13:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:59


NVD link : CVE-2018-1120

Mitre link : CVE-2018-1120

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-1120


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel

redhat

  • enterprise_linux_workstation
  • virtualization_host
  • enterprise_linux_desktop
  • enterprise_linux_server

debian

  • debian_linux

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux
CWE
CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer