Since Linux kernel version 3.2, the mremap() syscall performs TLB flushes after dropping pagetable locks. If a syscall such as ftruncate() removes entries from the pagetables of a task that is in the middle of mremap(), a stale TLB entry can remain for a short time that permits access to a physical page after it has been released back to the page allocator and reused. This is fixed in the following kernel versions: 4.9.135, 4.14.78, 4.18.16, 4.19.
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Advisories
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DLA-1715-1 | linux-4.9 security update |
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DLA-1731-1 | linux security update |
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DLA-1731-2 | linux regression update |
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EUVD-2018-10016 | Since Linux kernel version 3.2, the mremap() syscall performs TLB flushes after dropping pagetable locks. If a syscall such as ftruncate() removes entries from the pagetables of a task that is in the middle of mremap(), a stale TLB entry can remain for a short time that permits access to a physical page after it has been released back to the page allocator and reused. This is fixed in the following kernel versions: 4.9.135, 4.14.78, 4.18.16, 4.19. |
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USN-3832-1 | Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3835-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3871-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3871-3 | Linux kernel (AWS, GCP, KVM, OEM, Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3871-4 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3871-5 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3880-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3880-2 | Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T11:08:21.376Z
Reserved: 2018-10-12T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-18281

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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-10-30T18:29:00.737
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:55:38.347
Link: CVE-2018-18281


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