The Linux Kernel versions 2.6.38 through 4.14 have a problematic use of pmd_mkdirty() in the touch_pmd() function inside the THP implementation. touch_pmd() can be reached by get_user_pages(). In such case, the pmd will become dirty. This scenario breaks the new can_follow_write_pmd()\'s logic - pmd can become dirty without going through a COW cycle. This bug is not as severe as the original Dirty cow because an ext4 file (or any other regular file) cannot be mapped using THP. Nevertheless, it does allow us to overwrite read-only huge pages. For example, the zero huge page and sealed shmem files can be overwritten (since their mapping can be populated using THP). Note that after the first write page-fault to the zero page, it will be replaced with a new fresh (and zeroed) thp.
Find out more about CVE-2017-1000405 from the MITRE-CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
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| Product Name | Status | Defect | Fixed | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | ||||
| Wind River Linux LTS 17 | Fixed |
LIN10-2716 |
10.17.41.11 |
Wind River Linux LTS 10.17.41.11 Wind River Linux LTS 10.17.41.12 Wind River Linux LTS 10.17.41.13 Wind River Linux LTS 10.17.41.14 Wind River Linux LTS 10.17.41.15 Wind River Linux LTS 10.17.41.16 Wind River Linux LTS 10.17.41.17 Wind River Linux LTS 10.17.41.18 Wind River Linux LTS 10.17.41.20 Wind River Linux LTS 10.17.41.21 Wind River Linux LTS 10.17.41.22 Wind River Linux LTS 10.17.41.23 Wind River Linux LTS 10.17.41.24 Wind River Linux LTS 10.17.41.25 Wind River Linux LTS 10.17.41.26 Wind River Linux LTS 10.17.41.27 |
| Wind River Linux 8 | Fixed |
LIN8-8290 |
8.0.0.24 | -- |
| Wind River Linux 9 | Fixed |
LIN9-5938 |
9.0.0.13 | -- |
| Wind River Linux 7 | Fixed | -- | 7.0.0.27 | -- |
| Wind River Linux LTS 21 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
| Wind River Linux LTS 22 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
| Wind River Linux LTS 18 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
| Wind River Linux LTS 19 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
| Wind River Linux CD release | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
| Wind River Linux 6 | Fixed | -- | 6.0.0.36 | -- |
| Wind River Linux LTS 23 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
| VxWorks | ||||
| VxWorks 7 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
| VxWorks 6.9 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
| Helix Virtualization Platform Cert Edition | ||||
| Helix Virtualization Platform Cert Edition | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
| Product Name | Status | Defect | Fixed | Downloads |
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