PT-2018-17205
CVE-2018-5873
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Published
2018-07-06
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Updated
2023-07-19
Description by
CVSS 4.0
7.3
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions:
Linux kernel versions prior to 4.11
Description:
A race condition in the
ns get path function in fs/nsfs.c can lead to a Use After Free condition when accessing files. This issue also affects Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-07-05.Recommendations:
For Linux kernel versions prior to 4.11, update to version 4.11 or later to resolve the issue.
For Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, apply the security patch level 2018-07-05 or later.
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