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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-1771-1 | linux-4.9 security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2018-6531 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3871-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3871-3 | Linux kernel (AWS, GCP, KVM, OEM, Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3871-4 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3871-5 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3872-1 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3878-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3878-2 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T09:29:51.690Z
Reserved: 2018-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2018-14625
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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-09-10T13:29:00.277
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:49:27.037
Link: CVE-2018-14625
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN