Since Linux kernel version 3.2, the mremap() syscall performs TLB flushes after dropping pagetable locks. If a syscall such as ftruncate() removes entries from the pagetables of a task that is in the middle of mremap(), a stale TLB entry can remain for a short time that permits access to a physical page after it has been released back to the page allocator and reused.
Find out more about CVE-2018-18281 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS3 Base Score | 7.8 |
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CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Attack Vector | Local |
Attack Complexity | High |
Privileges Required | Low |
User Interaction | None |
Scope | Changed |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity Impact | High |
Availability Impact | High |
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | kernel-rt | Affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-alt | Affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected |