CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-1000028

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Feb 09, 2018 | Modified: Oct 03, 2019
CVSS 3.x
7.4
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Linux kernel version after commit bdcf0a423ea1 - 4.15-rc4+, 4.14.8+, 4.9.76+, 4.4.111+ contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in NFS server (nfsd) that can result in remote users reading or writing files they should not be able to via NFS. This attack appear to be exploitable via NFS server must export a filesystem with the rootsquash options enabled. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit 1995266727fa.

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Linux_kernel Linux 4.4.111 (including) 4.4.119 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 4.9.76 (including) 4.9.85 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 4.14.8 (including) 4.14.23 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 4.15.1 (including) 4.15.7 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 4.15-rc4 (including) 4.15-rc4 (including)

Potential Mitigations

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