CVE-2018-20856
Publication date 26 July 2019
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
An 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.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that a use-after-free error existed in the block layer subsystem of the Linux kernel when certain failure conditions occurred. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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linux | ||
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-58.64
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-161.189
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
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linux-aws | ||
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1047.49
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1092.103
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14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored | |
linux-aws-hwe | ||
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-1047.49~16.04.1
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-azure | ||
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.18.0-1011.11~18.04.1
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-1055.60
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14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored | |
linux-azure-edge | ||
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.18.0-1011.11~18.04.1
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-1055.60
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-euclid | ||
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-flo | ||
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gcp | ||
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1040.42
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-1040.42~16.04.1
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gcp-edge | ||
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1040.42
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gke | ||
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gke-4.15 | ||
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1040.42
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gke-5.0 | ||
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-goldfish | ||
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-grouper | ||
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-hwe | ||
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-58.64~16.04.1
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-hwe-edge | ||
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-58.64~16.04.1
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-kvm | ||
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1042.42
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1056.63
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-lts-trusty | ||
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-lts-utopic | ||
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-lts-vivid | ||
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-lts-wily | ||
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-lts-xenial | ||
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored | |
linux-maguro | ||
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-mako | ||
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-manta | ||
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-oem | ||
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1050.57
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16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-oracle | ||
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1021.23
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-1021.23~16.04.1
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-raspi2 | ||
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1043.46
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1120.129
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-snapdragon | ||
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1060.66
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1124.130
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.8 · High |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4116-1
- Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- 2 September 2019
- USN-4118-1
- Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
- 2 September 2019
- USN-4094-1
- Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- 13 August 2019
Other references
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.7
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=54648cf1ec2d7f4b6a71767799c45676a138ca24
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/54648cf1ec2d7f4b6a71767799c45676a138ca24
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20856