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CVE-2017-18208
The madvise_willneed function in mm/madvise.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.47%
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- mitre
Description
The madvise_willneed function in mm/madvise.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by triggering use of MADVISE_WILLNEED for a DAX mapping.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.47% · top 60% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (16)
- RHSA-2018:3083 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6ea8d958a2c95a1d514015d4e29ba21a8c0a1a91 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-3619-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:2948 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- USN-3653-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-3655-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-3655-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-3653-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-3657-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:3096 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6ea8d958a2c95a1d514015d4e29ba21a8c0a1a91 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-3619-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- RHSA-2019:3967 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2019:4058 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2019:4057 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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