| Name | CVE-2018-12633 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.234-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 6.1.129-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.135-1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 6.12.25-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 6.12.27-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | jessie | (not affected) | |||
| linux | source | stretch | (not affected) | |||
| linux | source | (unstable) | 4.17.3-1 |
[stretch] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[jessie] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://git.kernel.org/linus/bd23a7269834dc7c1f93e83535d16ebc44b75eba (4.18-rc1)
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200131