kernel: Double-fetch vulnerability in drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_linux.c:vbg_misc_device_ioctl() allows information leak and local denial of service
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EUVD-2018-4589 | An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.17.2. vbg_misc_device_ioctl() in drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_linux.c reads the same user data twice with copy_from_user. The header part of the user data is double-fetched, and a malicious user thread can tamper with the critical variables (hdr.size_in and hdr.size_out) in the header between the two fetches because of a race condition, leading to severe kernel errors, such as buffer over-accesses. This bug can cause a local denial of service and information leakage. |
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