CVE-2018-16862

EUVD-2018-8653
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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.3 MEDIUM
LOCAL
HIGH
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
redhatCNA
5.3 MEDIUM
LOCAL
HIGH
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 7%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
𝑥
≤ 4.14
redhatenterprise_linux
7.0
canonicalubuntu_linux
14.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
16.04
debiandebian_linux
8.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bookworm
6.1.106-3
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.112-1
fixed
bullseye
5.10.223-1
fixed
bullseye (security)
5.10.226-1
fixed
sid
6.11.6-1
fixed
trixie
6.11.5-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
linux
bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-58.64
released
cosmic
ignored
disco
not-affected
trusty
not-affected
xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-142.168
released
linux-aws
bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1047.49
released
cosmic
ignored
disco
not-affected
trusty
Fixed 4.4.0-1038.41
released
xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1075.85
released
linux-aws-hwe
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1047.49~16.04.1
released
linux-azure
bionic
Fixed 5.0.0-1014.14~18.04.1
released
cosmic
ignored
disco
not-affected
trusty
ignored
xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1055.60
released
linux-azure-edge
bionic
Fixed 5.0.0-1014.14~18.04.1
released
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1055.60
released
linux-euclid
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
ignored
linux-flo
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
ignored
linux-gcp
bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1040.42
released
cosmic
ignored
disco
not-affected
trusty
dne
xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1040.42~16.04.1
released
linux-gcp-edge
bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1040.42
released
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-gke
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
ignored
linux-gke-4.15
bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1040.42
released
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-gke-5.0
bionic
not-affected
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-goldfish
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
ignored
linux-grouper
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-hwe
bionic
Fixed 5.0.0-23.24~18.04.1
released
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-58.64~16.04.1
released
linux-hwe-edge
bionic
not-affected
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-58.64~16.04.1
released
linux-kvm
bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1042.42
released
cosmic
ignored
disco
not-affected
trusty
dne
xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1040.46
released
linux-lts-trusty
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-lts-utopic
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
ignored
xenial
dne
linux-lts-vivid
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
ignored
xenial
dne
linux-lts-wily
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
ignored
xenial
dne
linux-lts-xenial
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
Fixed 4.4.0-142.168~14.04.1
released
xenial
dne
linux-maguro
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-mako
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
ignored
linux-manta
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oem
bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1050.57
released
cosmic
ignored
disco
Fixed 4.15.0-1050.57
released
trusty
dne
xenial
ignored
linux-oracle
bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1021.23
released
cosmic
ignored
disco
Fixed 5.0.0-1004.8
released
trusty
dne
xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1021.23~16.04.1
released
linux-raspi2
bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1043.46
released
cosmic
ignored
disco
not-affected
trusty
dne
xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1103.111
released
linux-snapdragon
bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1060.66
released
cosmic
dne
disco
not-affected
trusty
dne
xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1107.112
released
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106009
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16862
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html
https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1011367/
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q4/169
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106009
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16862
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html
https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1011367/
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q4/169
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3879-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/