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CVE-2018-7480
The blkcg_init_queue function in block/blk-cgroup.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service…
High7.8EPSS 0.35%
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- mitre
Description
The blkcg_init_queue function in block/blk-cgroup.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a creation failure.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.35% · top 71% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9b54d816e00425c3a517514e0d677bb3cec49258 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-3654-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- DSA-4188 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9b54d816e00425c3a517514e0d677bb3cec49258 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-3654-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-3656-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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