An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.17.2. vbg_misc_device_ioctl() in drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_linux.c reads the same user data twice with copy_from_user. The header part of the user data is double-fetched, and a malicious user thread can tamper with the critical variables (hdr.size_in and hdr.size_out) in the header between the two fetches because of a race condition, leading to severe kernel errors, such as buffer over-accesses. This bug can cause a local denial of service and information leakage.
References
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bd23a7269834dc7c1f93e83535d16ebc44b75eba | Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200131 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=bd23a7269834dc7c1f93e83535d16ebc44b75eba | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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Information
Published : 2018-06-21 17:29
Updated : 2018-08-21 08:42
NVD link : CVE-2018-12633
Mitre link : CVE-2018-12633
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CWE
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel