vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2018-12633: linux -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C) | Jun 22, 2018 | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 15, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jun 22, 2018
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Aug 15, 2025
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.17.2. vbg_misc_device_ioctl() in drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_linux.c reads the same user data twice with copy_from_user. The header part of the user data is double-fetched, and a malicious user thread can tamper with the critical variables (hdr.size_in and hdr.size_out) in the header between the two fetches because of a race condition, leading to severe kernel errors, such as buffer over-accesses. This bug can cause a local denial of service and information leakage.
Solution
debian-upgrade-linux
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