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CVE-2017-18216

In fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c in the Linux kernel before 4.15, local users can cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.5%
percentile 41%
Public exploits
0
none known

In fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c in the Linux kernel before 4.15, local users can cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and BUG) because a required mutex is not used.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.47% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • git.kernel.org /cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=853bc26a7ea39e354b9f8889ae7ad1492ffa2 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3776-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2018/dsa-4187 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3776-2/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/103278 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • github.com /torvalds/linux/commit/853bc26a7ea39e354b9f8889ae7ad1492ffa28d2 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2018/dsa-4188 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3798-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3798-2/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred

Sources

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