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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-12232
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-12232
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.900000095367432 MEDIUM
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.0
5.900000095367432
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | linux | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Jun 12, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated