gsd-2018-16862
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:22
Details
A security flaw was found in the Linux kernel in a way that the cleancache subsystem clears an inode after the final file truncation (removal). The new file created with the same inode may contain leftover pages from cleancache and the old file data instead of the new one.
Aliases
Aliases
{
"GSD": {
"alias": "CVE-2018-16862",
"description": "A security flaw was found in the Linux kernel in a way that the cleancache subsystem clears an inode after the final file truncation (removal). The new file created with the same inode may contain leftover pages from cleancache and the old file data instead of the new one.",
"id": "GSD-2018-16862",
"references": [
"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16862.html",
"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16862",
"https://advisories.mageia.org/CVE-2018-16862.html",
"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2018-16862.html",
"https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2018-16862.html"
]
},
"gsd": {
"metadata": {
"exploitCode": "unknown",
"remediation": "unknown",
"reportConfidence": "confirmed",
"type": "vulnerability"
},
"osvSchema": {
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-16862"
],
"details": "A security flaw was found in the Linux kernel in a way that the cleancache subsystem clears an inode after the final file truncation (removal). The new file created with the same inode may contain leftover pages from cleancache and the old file data instead of the new one.",
"id": "GSD-2018-16862",
"modified": "2023-12-13T01:22:26.341454Z",
"schema_version": "1.4.0"
}
},
"namespaces": {
"cve.org": {
"CVE_data_meta": {
"ASSIGNER": "secalert@redhat.com",
"ID": "CVE-2018-16862",
"STATE": "PUBLIC"
},
"affects": {
"vendor": {
"vendor_data": [
{
"product": {
"product_data": [
{
"product_name": "kernel:",
"version": {
"version_data": [
{
"version_affected": "=",
"version_value": "n/a"
}
]
}
}
]
},
"vendor_name": "[UNKNOWN]"
}
]
}
},
"data_format": "MITRE",
"data_type": "CVE",
"data_version": "4.0",
"description": {
"description_data": [
{
"lang": "eng",
"value": "A security flaw was found in the Linux kernel in a way that the cleancache subsystem clears an inode after the final file truncation (removal). The new file created with the same inode may contain leftover pages from cleancache and the old file data instead of the new one."
}
]
},
"impact": {
"cvss": [
{
"attackComplexity": "HIGH",
"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE",
"baseScore": 5.3,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N",
"version": "3.0"
}
]
},
"problemtype": {
"problemtype_data": [
{
"description": [
{
"cweId": "CWE-200",
"lang": "eng",
"value": "CWE-200"
}
]
}
]
},
"references": {
"reference_data": [
{
"name": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-1/",
"refsource": "MISC",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-1/"
},
{
"name": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-2/",
"refsource": "MISC",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-2/"
},
{
"name": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106009",
"refsource": "MISC",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106009"
},
{
"name": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16862",
"refsource": "MISC",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16862"
},
{
"name": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html",
"refsource": "MISC",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html"
},
{
"name": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html",
"refsource": "MISC",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html"
},
{
"name": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html",
"refsource": "MISC",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html"
},
{
"name": "https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1011367/",
"refsource": "MISC",
"url": "https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1011367/"
},
{
"name": "https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q4/169",
"refsource": "MISC",
"url": "https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q4/169"
},
{
"name": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/",
"refsource": "MISC",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/"
},
{
"name": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/",
"refsource": "MISC",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/"
}
]
}
},
"nvd.nist.gov": {
"configurations": {
"CVE_data_version": "4.0",
"nodes": [
{
"children": [],
"cpe_match": [
{
"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"cpe_name": [],
"versionEndIncluding": "4.14",
"vulnerable": true
}
],
"operator": "OR"
},
{
"children": [],
"cpe_match": [
{
"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"cpe_name": [],
"vulnerable": true
}
],
"operator": "OR"
},
{
"children": [],
"cpe_match": [
{
"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*",
"cpe_name": [],
"vulnerable": true
},
{
"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*",
"cpe_name": [],
"vulnerable": true
}
],
"operator": "OR"
},
{
"children": [],
"cpe_match": [
{
"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"cpe_name": [],
"vulnerable": true
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
},
"cve": {
"CVE_data_meta": {
"ASSIGNER": "secalert@redhat.com",
"ID": "CVE-2018-16862"
},
"data_format": "MITRE",
"data_type": "CVE",
"data_version": "4.0",
"description": {
"description_data": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "A security flaw was found in the Linux kernel in a way that the cleancache subsystem clears an inode after the final file truncation (removal). The new file created with the same inode may contain leftover pages from cleancache and the old file data instead of the new one."
}
]
},
"problemtype": {
"problemtype_data": [
{
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-200"
}
]
}
]
},
"references": {
"reference_data": [
{
"name": "[oss-security] 20181123 CVE-2018-16862: Linux kernel: cleancache: deleted files infoleak",
"refsource": "MLIST",
"tags": [
"Mailing List",
"Third Party Advisory"
],
"url": "https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q4/169"
},
{
"name": "https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1011367/",
"refsource": "CONFIRM",
"tags": [
"Issue Tracking",
"Patch",
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"url": "https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1011367/"
},
{
"name": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16862",
"refsource": "CONFIRM",
"tags": [
"Issue Tracking",
"Third Party Advisory"
],
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16862"
},
{
"name": "106009",
"refsource": "BID",
"tags": [
"Third Party Advisory",
"VDB Entry"
],
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106009"
},
{
"name": "USN-3879-2",
"refsource": "UBUNTU",
"tags": [
"Third Party Advisory"
],
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-2/"
},
{
"name": "USN-3879-1",
"refsource": "UBUNTU",
"tags": [
"Third Party Advisory"
],
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-1/"
},
{
"name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20190315 [SECURITY] [DLA 1715-1] linux-4.9 security update",
"refsource": "MLIST",
"tags": [
"Mailing List",
"Third Party Advisory"
],
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html"
},
{
"name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20190327 [SECURITY] [DLA 1731-1] linux security update",
"refsource": "MLIST",
"tags": [
"Mailing List",
"Third Party Advisory"
],
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html"
},
{
"name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20190401 [SECURITY] [DLA 1731-2] linux regression update",
"refsource": "MLIST",
"tags": [],
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html"
},
{
"name": "USN-4094-1",
"refsource": "UBUNTU",
"tags": [],
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/"
},
{
"name": "USN-4118-1",
"refsource": "UBUNTU",
"tags": [],
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/"
}
]
}
},
"impact": {
"baseMetricV2": {
"acInsufInfo": false,
"cvssV2": {
"accessComplexity": "LOW",
"accessVector": "LOCAL",
"authentication": "NONE",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE",
"baseScore": 2.1,
"confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
"integrityImpact": "NONE",
"vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
"version": "2.0"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
"impactScore": 2.9,
"obtainAllPrivilege": false,
"obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
"obtainUserPrivilege": false,
"severity": "LOW",
"userInteractionRequired": false
},
"baseMetricV3": {
"cvssV3": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE",
"baseScore": 5.5,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "NONE",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"version": "3.0"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 1.8,
"impactScore": 3.6
}
},
"lastModifiedDate": "2019-04-01T21:29Z",
"publishedDate": "2018-11-26T19:29Z"
}
}
}
Loading...
Loading...
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
- Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
- Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
- Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.