CVE-2018-20856

NameCVE-2018-20856
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.18.7. In block/blk-core.c, there is an __blk_drain_queue() use-after-free because a certain error case is mishandled.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-1885-1, DSA-4497-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.226-1fixed
bookworm6.1.115-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.112-1fixed
trixie6.11.7-1fixed
sid6.11.9-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcejessie(not affected)
linuxsourcestretch4.9.168-1+deb9u5DSA-4497-1
linuxsource(unstable)4.18.8-1
linux-4.9sourcejessie4.9.168-1+deb9u5~deb8u1DLA-1885-1

Notes

[jessie] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerability introduced later)
Fixed by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/54648cf1ec2d7f4b6a71767799c45676a138ca24

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