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CVE-2018-7740
The resv_map_release function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) via…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.58%
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- mitre
Description
The resv_map_release function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) via a crafted application that makes mmap system calls and has a large pgoff argument to the remap_file_pages system call.
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)
- 0.58% · top 52% 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: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
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References (9)
- RHSA-2018:3083 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- DSA-4187 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- USN-3910-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- DSA-4188 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- USN-3910-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199037 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 103316 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180502 [SECURITY] [DLA 1369-1] linux security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:3096 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
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- 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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