CVE-2018-12896

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.17.3. An Integer Overflow in kernel/time/posix-timers.c in the POSIX timer code is caused by the way the overrun accounting works. Depending on interval and expiry time values, the overrun can be larger than INT_MAX, but the accounting is int based. This basically makes the accounting values, which are visible to user space via timer_getoverrun(2) and siginfo::si_overrun, random. For example, a local user can cause a denial of service (signed integer overflow) via crafted mmap, futex, timer_create, and timer_settime system calls.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200189 vendor advisory issue tracking
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3848-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/78c9c4dfbf8c04883941445a195276bb4bb92c76 third party advisory patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3849-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3849-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3848-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-3/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/lcytxw/bug_repro/tree/master/bug_200189 third party advisory exploit
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-12896?
CVE-2018-12896 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-12896?
To fix CVE-2018-12896, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-12896 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-12896 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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