CVE-2018-7191

NameCVE-2018-7191
DescriptionIn the tun subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.14, dev_get_valid_name is not called before register_netdevice. This allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via an ioctl(TUNSETIFF) call with a dev name containing a / character. This is similar to CVE-2013-4343.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)buster4.19.249-2fixed
buster (security)4.19.304-1fixed
bullseye5.10.209-2fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.205-2fixed
bookworm6.1.76-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.69-1fixed
trixie6.6.15-2fixed
sid6.7.9-2fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcejessie3.16.56-1+deb8u1
linuxsourcestretch4.9.65-1
linuxsource(unstable)4.14.2-1

Notes

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1743792
https://git.kernel.org/linus/0ad646c81b2182f7fa67ec0c8c825e0ee165696d
https://git.kernel.org/linus/5c25f65fd1e42685f7ccd80e0621829c105785d9

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