Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.17.3. An Integer Overflow in kernel/time/posix-timers.c in the POSIX timer code is caused by the way the overrun accounting works. Depending on interval and expiry time values, the overrun can be larger than INT_MAX, but the accounting is int based. This basically makes the accounting values, which are visible to user space via timer_getoverrun(2) and siginfo::si_overrun, random. For example, a local user can cause a denial of service (signed integer overflow) via crafted mmap, futex, timer_create, and timer_settime system calls.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-1715-1 | linux-4.9 security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-1731-1 | linux security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-1731-2 | linux regression update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2018-4849 | An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.17.3. An Integer Overflow in kernel/time/posix-timers.c in the POSIX timer code is caused by the way the overrun accounting works. Depending on interval and expiry time values, the overrun can be larger than INT_MAX, but the accounting is int based. This basically makes the accounting values, which are visible to user space via timer_getoverrun(2) and siginfo::si_overrun, random. For example, a local user can cause a denial of service (signed integer overflow) via crafted mmap, futex, timer_create, and timer_settime system calls. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3847-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3847-2 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3847-3 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3848-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3848-2 | Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3849-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3849-2 | Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T08:45:02.345Z
Reserved: 2018-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2018-12896
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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-07-02T17:29:00.660
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:46:03.597
Link: CVE-2018-12896
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN