Description
In net/socket.c in the Linux kernel through 4.17.1, there is a race condition between fchownat and close in cases where they target the same socket file descriptor, related to the sock_close and sockfs_setattr functions. fchownat does not increment the file descriptor reference count, which allows close to set the socket to NULL during fchownat's execution, leading to a NULL pointer dereference and system crash.
Published: 2018-06-12
Score: 5.9 Medium
EPSS: 3.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-4210 In net/socket.c in the Linux kernel through 4.17.1, there is a race condition between fchownat and close in cases where they target the same socket file descriptor, related to the sock_close and sockfs_setattr functions. fchownat does not increment the file descriptor reference count, which allows close to set the socket to NULL during fchownat's execution, leading to a NULL pointer dereference and system crash.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3752-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3752-2 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3752-3 Linux kernel (Azure, GCP, OEM) vulnerabilities
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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T08:30:59.790Z

Reserved: 2018-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-12232

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Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-12T12:29:00.210

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:44:49.673

Link: CVE-2018-12232

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Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-06-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-12232 - Bugzilla

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