The timer_create syscall implementation in kernel/time/posix-timers.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.8 doesn't properly validate the sigevent->sigev_notify field, which leads to out-of-bounds access in the show_timer function (called when /proc/$PID/timers is read). This allows userspace applications to read arbitrary kernel memory (on a kernel built with CONFIG_POSIX_TIMERS and CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE).
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel | Aug 28, 2019 | Jul 26, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Jul 26, 2018 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Dec 8, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debug-devel | Nov 6, 2018 | Jul 26, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-tools | Dec 26, 2018 | Jul 26, 2018 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-uek | Aug 15, 2018 | Dec 15, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Oct 31, 2018 | Jul 26, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-docs-azureUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade dpdk-thunderx-develUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade dpdk-develUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-default-man | Aug 8, 2018 | Jul 26, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-155-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-155-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-155-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-155-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-155-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-155-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-155-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-155-powerpc-smp | Aug 21, 2018 | Jul 26, 2018 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Jul 26, 2018 |
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