CVE-2018-1120
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-06-20 13:00
Modified
2024-08-05 03:51
Summary
A flaw was found affecting the Linux kernel before version 4.17. By mmap()ing a FUSE-backed file onto a process's memory containing command line arguments (or environment strings), an attacker can cause utilities from psutils or procps (such as ps, w) or any other program which makes a read() call to the /proc/<pid>/cmdline (or /proc/<pid>/environ) files to block indefinitely (denial of service) or for some controlled time (as a synchronization primitive for other attacks).
Impacted products
[UNKNOWN]kernel
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  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.