Out-of-Bounds Affecting linux-4.9 package, versions <4.9.110-1~deb8u1
Threat Intelligence
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- published16 Apr 2018
- disclosed16 Apr 2018
Introduced: 16 Apr 2018
CVE-2018-10124 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:8 linux-4.9 to version 4.9.110-1~deb8u1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-4.9 package and not the linux-4.9 package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
The kill_something_info function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, when an unspecified architecture and compiler is used, might allow local users to cause a denial of service via an INT_MIN argument.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-10124
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4ea77014af0d6205b05503d1c7aac6eace11d473
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4ea77014af0d6205b05503d1c7aac6eace11d473
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2972021
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040684
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/