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CVE-2018-5873

 

Severity Score

7.0
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Debido a una condiciĆ³n de carrera al acceder a los archivos en todas las distribuciones de Android de CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM y QRD Android) que utilizan el kernel de Linux antes del parche de seguridad de nivel del 05/07/2018, puede ocurrir una condiciĆ³n de uso de memoria previamente liberada en el kernel.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2018-01-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2018-07-06 CVE Published
  • 2023-06-30 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-17 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
  • CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Google
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Android
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Affected
Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 3.19 < 4.1.50
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-
Affected
Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 4.2 < 4.4.116
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Affected
Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 4.5 < 4.9.82
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Affected
Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 4.10 < 4.11
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Affected