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01 Record

CVE-2018-20836

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.20. There is a race condition in smp_task_timedout() and smp_task_done() in drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c, leading to a use-after-free.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.20. There is a race condition in smp_task_timedout() and smp_task_done() in drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c, leading to a use-after-free.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
5.08% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 91.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2019-05-07 13:04Z7 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-05 12:12Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2019-05-07
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')Class
  • CWE-416Use After FreeVariant
  • CWE-366Race Condition within a ThreadBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
8d1024a58b2b74661eb03254eca9c45a7111037423cb01d02e8ac7c3ae0ab6c3

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
canonicalubuntu_linuxNot specified—
debiandebian_linuxNot specified—
linuxlinux_kernelNot specified—
netappactive_iq_unified_managerNot specified—
netapphci_compute_nodeNot specified—
netappsnapprotectNot specified—
netappsolidfire_&_hci_management_nodeNot specified—
netappsolidfire_&_hci_storage_nodeNot specified—
netappvirtual_storage_consoleNot specified—
opensuseleapNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatenterprise_mrgNot specified—
redhatrhel_eusNot specified—
redhatrhel_extras_rtNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.2.6-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.2.6-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.2.6-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

  • linux-azure
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1037.39~14.04.2

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • linux
    Fixed in 4.4.0-157.185
  • linux-aws
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1090.101
  • linux-aws-hwe
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1032.34~16.04.1
  • linux-azure
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1037.39~16.04.1
  • linux-gcp
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1027.28~16.04.1
  • linux-hwe
    Fixed in 4.15.0-45.48~16.04.1
  • linux-kvm
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1052.59
  • linux-raspi2
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1117.126
  • linux-snapdragon
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1121.127

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • linux
    Fixed in 4.15.0-44.47
  • linux-aws
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1032.34
  • linux-azure
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1037.39
  • linux-gcp
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1027.28
  • linux-gcp-edge
    Fixed in 4.18.0-1006.7~18.04.1
  • linux-hwe
    Fixed in 4.18.0-14.15~18.04.1
  • linux-kvm
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1029.29
  • linux-oem
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1033.38
  • linux-raspi2
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1031.33
  • linux-snapdragon
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1053.57

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • linux-azure-fde
    No fix yet
  • linux-gke
    No fix yet
  • linux-raspi2
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

  • linux-intel-iot-realtime
    No fix yet
  • linux-realtime
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

  • linux-raspi-realtime
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS

  • linux
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1054.58
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-lts-xenial
    Fixed in 4.4.0-164.192~14.04.1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS

  • linux-fips
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1015.20
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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