CVE-2018-7995

** DISPUTED ** Race condition in the store_int_with_restart() function in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by leveraging root access to write to the check_interval file in a /sys/devices/system/machinecheck/machinecheck<cpu number> directory. NOTE: a third party has indicated that this report is not security relevant.
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

Configuration 2 (hide)

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

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2018-03-09 07:29

Updated : 2019-02-28 12:34


NVD link : CVE-2018-7995

Mitre link : CVE-2018-7995


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CWE
CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux

linux

  • linux_kernel