An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.17.2. vbg_misc_device_ioctl() in drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_linux.c reads the same user data twice with copy_from_user. The header part of the user data is double-fetched, and a malicious user thread can tamper with the critical variables (hdr.size_in and hdr.size_out) in the header between the two fetches because of a race condition, leading to severe kernel errors, such as buffer over-accesses. This bug can cause a local denial of service and information leakage.
Find out more about CVE-2018-12633 from the MITRE-CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
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Product Name | Status | Defect | Fixed | Downloads |
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Linux | ||||
Wind River Linux LTS 17 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
Wind River Linux 8 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
Wind River Linux 9 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
Wind River Linux 7 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
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 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
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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