The userfaultfd implementation in the Linux kernel before 4.19.7 mishandles access control for certain UFFDIO_ ioctl calls, as demonstrated by allowing local users to write data into holes in a tmpfs file (if the user has read-only access to that file, and that file contains holes), related to fs/userfaultfd.c and mm/userfaultfd.c.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Feb 5, 2019 | Dec 12, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Dec 12, 2018 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Dec 8, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perf | Mar 11, 2019 | Dec 12, 2018 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uekUpgrade kernel | Jan 30, 2019 | Nov 26, 2018 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Jan 30, 2019 | Dec 12, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-source-azure | Jan 18, 2019 | Dec 12, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1033-awsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.18.0-1008-kvmUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-46-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.18.0-16-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1034-oemUpgrade linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1030-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.18.0-16-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1028-gcpUpgrade linux-image-4.18.0-16-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1040-azureUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1032-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-46-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.18.0-16-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.18.0-1010-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-46-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.18.0-1007-gcpUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-aws-hweUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1009-oracleUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-46-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.18.0-1013-azureUpgrade linux-image-azure | Mar 13, 2019 | Dec 12, 2018 |
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