CVE-2018-12232

kernel: NULL pointer dereference if close and fchownat system calls share a socket file descriptor

Published Jun 12, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 6.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
In net/socket.c in the Linux kernel through 4.17.1, there is a race condition between fchownat and close in cases where they target the same socket file descriptor, related to the sock_close and sockfs_setattr functions. fchownat does not increment the file descriptor reference count, which allows close to set the socket to NULL during fchownat's execution, leading to a NULL pointer dereference and system crash.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-4210 In net/socket.c in the Linux kernel through 4.17.1, there is a race condition between fchownat and close in cases where they target the same socket file descriptor, related to the sock_close and sockfs_setattr functions. fchownat does not increment the file descriptor reference count, which allows close to set the socket to NULL during fchownat's execution, leading to a NULL pointer dereference and system crash.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3752-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3752-2 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3752-3 Linux kernel (Azure, GCP, OEM) vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 8:30 AM
Reserved
Jun 12, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 12, 2018, 12:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:37 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 4, 2018, 12:00 AM