CVE-2018-17182 log
| Source |
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| Severity | High |
| Remote | No |
| Type | Privilege escalation |
| Description | An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.18.8. The vmacache_flush_all function in mm/vmacache.c mishandles sequence number overflows. An attacker can trigger a use-after-free (and possibly gain privileges) via certain thread creation, map, unmap, invalidation, and dereference operations. |
| Group | Package | Affected | Fixed | Severity | Status | Ticket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG-771 | linux | 4.18.8.arch1-1 | 4.18.9.arch1-1 | High | Fixed |