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.
References
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http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=bd23a7269834dc7c1f93e83535d16ebc44b75eba | Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200131 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bd23a7269834dc7c1f93e83535d16ebc44b75eba | Patch Third Party Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2018-06-22T00:00:00
Updated: 2018-06-21T23:57:01
Reserved: 2018-06-21T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-12633
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2018-06-22T00:29:00.270
Modified: 2018-08-21T15:42:37.667
Link: CVE-2018-12633
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CWE