cve/2018/CVE-2018-1120.md

CVE-2018-1120

Description

A flaw was found affecting the Linux kernel before version 4.17. By mmap()ing a FUSE-backed file onto a process's memory containing command line arguments (or environment strings), an attacker can cause utilities from psutils or procps (such as ps, w) or any other program which makes a read() call to the /proc//cmdline (or /proc//environ) files to block indefinitely (denial of service) or for some controlled time (as a synchronization primitive for other attacks).

POC

Reference

• http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q2/122
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44806/

Github

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