What is CVE-2018-5873?

CVE-2018-5873 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2018-5873 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-5873?

CVE-2018-5873 has a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-5873?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-5873. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2018-5873 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-5873 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2018-5873

High

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. This also affects all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-07-05.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2018-07-06

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.0

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2018-5873 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2018-5873 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Source
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-07-01

Vendor Advisory
Source
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-4.9/commit/?id=34742aaf7cb16c95edba4a7afed6d2c4fa7e434b

Third Party Advisory
Codeaurora
https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/07/02/july-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=073c516ff73557a8f7315066856c04b50383ac34
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/073c516ff73557a8f7315066856c04b50383ac34
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2018-5873

Severity High

CVSS score 7.0 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2018-07-06

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5873?

CVE-2018-5873 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2018-5873 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-5873?

CVE-2018-5873 has a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-5873?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-5873. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2018-5873 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2018-5873 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. View CWE-362 on MITRE CWE →