CVE-2018-16862

A security flaw was found in the Linux kernel in a way that the cleancache subsystem clears an inode after the final file truncation (removal). The new file created with the same inode may contain leftover pages from cleancache and the old file data instead of the new one.
References
Link Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106009 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16862 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html
https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1011367/ Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q4/169 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106009 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16862 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html
https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1011367/ Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q4/169 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-11-26 19:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:53


NVD link : CVE-2018-16862

Mitre link : CVE-2018-16862

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-16862


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux

debian

  • debian_linux

redhat

  • enterprise_linux
CWE
CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor