CVE-2018-1091

In the flush_tmregs_to_thread function in arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.5, a guest kernel crash can be triggered from unprivileged userspace during a core dump on a POWER host due to a missing processor feature check and an erroneous use of transactional memory (TM) instructions in the core dump path, leading to a denial of service.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:59

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c1fa0768a8713b135848f78fd43ffc208d8ded70 - Patch, Vendor Advisory () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c1fa0768a8713b135848f78fd43ffc208d8ded70 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/27/4 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/27/4 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1318 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1318 -
References () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-1091 - Third Party Advisory () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-1091 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1558149 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1558149 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
References () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c1fa0768a8713b135848f78fd43ffc208d8ded70 - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c1fa0768a8713b135848f78fd43ffc208d8ded70 - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://marc.info/?l=linuxppc-embedded&m=150535531910494&w=2 - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://marc.info/?l=linuxppc-embedded&m=150535531910494&w=2 - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.5 - Patch, Vendor Advisory () https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.5 - Patch, Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2018-03-27 21:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:59


NVD link : CVE-2018-1091

Mitre link : CVE-2018-1091

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-1091


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-391

Unchecked Error Condition

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer