Bug 1738705 (CVE-2018-20856) - CVE-2018-20856 kernel: Use-after-free in __blk_drain_queue() function in block/blk-core.c
Summary: CVE-2018-20856 kernel: Use-after-free in __blk_drain_queue() function in bloc...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: CVE-2018-20856
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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high
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1738706 1739326 1739327 1739328 1739329 1739330 1753285 1781349 1781704 1781705 1781720 1781721 1781724 1791872 1791874 1791876 1791877
Blocks: 1738707
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2019-08-07 22:18 UTC by Pedro Sampaio
Modified: 2021-02-16 21:31 UTC (History)
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s block driver implementation (blk_drain_queue() function) where a use-after-free condition could be triggered while draining the outstanding command queue in the systems block device subsystem. An attacker could use this flaw to crash the system or corrupt local memory, which may lead to privilege escalation.
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Last Closed: 2019-10-16 06:51:20 UTC
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2019:3176 0 None None None 2019-10-22 14:07:15 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2019:3184 0 None None None 2019-10-23 19:19:44 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2019:3185 0 None None None 2019-10-23 19:19:52 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2019:3288 0 None None None 2019-10-31 16:53:08 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2019:3879 0 None None None 2019-11-14 08:04:39 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2019:3880 0 None None None 2019-11-14 08:14:49 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2019:3055 0 None None None 2019-10-15 17:46:11 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2019:3076 0 None None None 2019-10-15 17:48:47 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2019:3089 0 None None None 2019-10-16 07:57:12 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2019:3217 0 None None None 2019-10-29 12:55:48 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2020:0100 0 None None None 2020-01-14 08:04:55 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2020:0103 0 None None None 2020-01-14 15:53:29 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2020:0543 0 None None None 2020-02-18 14:43:43 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2020:0664 0 None None None 2020-03-03 15:17:46 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2020:0698 0 None None None 2020-03-03 16:15:34 UTC

Description Pedro Sampaio 2019-08-07 22:18:16 UTC
A flaw was found in the Linux kernels block driver implementation where a use-after-free condition could be triggered while draining the outstanding command queue in the systems block device subsystem.

A patient local attacker can use this flaw to corrupt memory, possibly crashing the system and possibly leading to privilege escalation.

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.7
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=54648cf1ec2d7f4b6a71767799c45676a138ca24
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/54648cf1ec2d7f4b6a71767799c45676a138ca24

Comment 1 Pedro Sampaio 2019-08-07 22:20:48 UTC
Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1738706]

Comment 4 Justin M. Forbes 2019-08-08 09:25:52 UTC
This was fixed in Fedora with the 4.18.7 stable kernel update.

Comment 5 Wade Mealing 2019-08-09 01:22:49 UTC
This flaw is rated as important due to possible memory corruption or additional flow on effects.

Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2019-10-15 17:46:07 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Via RHSA-2019:3055 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3055

Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2019-10-15 17:48:44 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Via RHSA-2019:3076 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3076

Comment 11 Product Security DevOps Team 2019-10-16 06:51:20 UTC
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-20856

Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2019-10-16 07:57:09 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Via RHSA-2019:3089 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3089

Comment 15 errata-xmlrpc 2019-10-29 12:55:45 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Via RHSA-2019:3217 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3217

Comment 23 errata-xmlrpc 2020-01-14 08:04:52 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2

Via RHSA-2020:0100 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0100

Comment 24 errata-xmlrpc 2020-01-14 15:53:23 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Advanced Update Support
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Telco Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2020:0103 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0103

Comment 25 errata-xmlrpc 2020-02-18 14:43:40 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2020:0543 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0543

Comment 26 errata-xmlrpc 2020-03-03 15:17:43 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2020:0664 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0664

Comment 27 errata-xmlrpc 2020-03-03 16:15:32 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2020:0698 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0698


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