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CVE-2018-5873

An issue was discovered in the __ns_get_path function in fs/nsfs.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.0
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.5%
percentile 43%
Public exploits
0
none known

An issue was discovered in the __ns_get_path function in fs/nsfs.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11. Due to a race condition when accessing files, a Use After Free condition can occur. This also affects all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-07-05.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.50% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.17.0CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Qualcomm, Inc. Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
  • CWE-416 Use After Free
Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • codeaurora.org /security-bulletin/2018/07/02/july-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • source.codeaurora.org /quic/la/kernel/msm-4.9/commit/?id=34742aaf7cb16c95edba4a7afed6d2c4fa7e434b · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • git.kernel.org /cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=073c516ff73557a8f7315066856c04b50383a · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • source.android.com /security/bulletin/2018-07-01 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • github.com /torvalds/linux/commit/073c516ff73557a8f7315066856c04b50383ac34 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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