An issue was discovered in the __ns_get_path function in fs/nsfs.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11. Due to a race condition when accessing files, a Use After Free condition can occur. A local attacker may be able to leverage this fault to escalate privileges on the system. References: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/073c516ff73557a8f7315066856c04b50383ac34 https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-07-01 https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/07/02/july-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin