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Another Linux Kernel Bug Surfaces, Allowing Root Access

🗓️ 28 Sep 2018 18:11:18Reported by Tara SealsType 
threatpost
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A high-severity cache invalidation bug in the Linux kernel versions 3.16 through 4.18.8 allows root access due to a use-after-free vulnerability. The fix involves changing VMA sequence numbers to 64 bits to prevent overflow

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28 Sep 2018 18:11Current
0.2Low risk
Vulners AI Score0.2
EPSS0.03206
linux kernelroot accessuse-after-freecve-2018-17182memory managementdebian stableubuntusecurity fix
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