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Debian: CVE-2018-14625: linux -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2018-14625: linux -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/10/2018
Created
05/01/2019
Added
04/30/2019
Modified
02/14/2023

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux Kernel where an attacker may be able to have an uncontrolled read to kernel-memory from within a vm guest. A race condition between connect() and close() function may allow an attacker using the AF_VSOCK protocol to gather a 4 byte information leak or possibly intercept or corrupt AF_VSOCK messages destined to other clients.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-linux

References

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