| Name | CVE-2018-18653 |
| Description | The Linux kernel, as used in Ubuntu 18.10 and when booted with UEFI Secure Boot enabled, allows privileged local users to bypass intended Secure Boot restrictions and execute untrusted code by loading arbitrary kernel modules. This occurs because a modified kernel/module.c, in conjunction with certain configuration options, leads to mishandling of the result of signature verification. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| NVD severity | high |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | stretch | 4.9.228-1 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 4.9.240-1 | fixed | |
| buster | 4.19.146-1 | fixed | |
| buster (security) | 4.19.152-1 | fixed | |
| bullseye, sid | 5.9.1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | stretch | (not affected) | |||
| linux | source | buster | (not affected) | |||
| linux | source | (unstable) | 5.4.6-1 |
[buster] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
[stretch] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1798863
Broken lockdown patch introduced in: https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux/commit/a7cd45ba217652e89afd40020fa3ee9d8900b2d6
Dropped in: https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux/commit/bcf44784663c6b77a4922d9a88f114c9810623cc