CVE-2018-7480
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.8 · Double free
7.8CVSS HIGH
Summary
The blkcg_init_queue function in block/blk-cgroup.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a creation failure.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9b54d816e00425c3a517514e0d677bb3cec49258 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9b54d816e00425c3a517514e0d677bb3cec49258Patch
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9b54d816e00425c3a517514e0d677bb3cec49258Patch
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-1/Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-2/Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3656-1/Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188Advisory