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.
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cve-icon 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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cve-icon 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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