CVE-2017-18208
published 2018-03-01CVE-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 loop) by triggering…
PriorityP418medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.47%
38.7th percentile
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.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 4.14.7-1 (bookworm) | linux 4.14.7-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux_kernel | < 4.14.4 | 4.14.4 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.14.7-1 | 4.14.7-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.14.7-1 | 4.14.7-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.14.7-1 | 4.14.7-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.14.7-1 | 4.14.7-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 3.13.0-149.199 | 3.13.0-149.199 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.4.0-119.143 | 4.4.0-119.143 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.9MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu8.8HIGH
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2018-05-22·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-12134 [HIGH] Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were addressed in the Linux kernel.
USN-3655-1 fixed vulnerabilities and added mitigations in the Linux
kernel for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding
updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu
14.04 LTS for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Jann Horn and Ken Johnson discovered that microprocessors utilizing
speculative execution of a memory read may allow unauthorized memory
reads via a sidechannel attack. This flaw is known as Spectre
Variant 4. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive
information, including kernel memory. (CVE-2018-3639)
Jan H. Schönherr discovered that the Xen subsystem did not properly handle
block IO merges correctly in some situations. An att
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2018-05-22·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2017-17449 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were addressed in the Linux kernel.
Jann Horn and Ken Johnson discovered that microprocessors utilizing
speculative execution of a memory read may allow unauthorized memory
reads via a sidechannel attack. This flaw is known as Spectre
Variant 4. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive
information, including kernel memory. (CVE-2018-3639)
It was discovered that the netlink subsystem in the Linux kernel did not
properly restrict observations of netlink messages to the appropriate net
namespace. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information
(kernel netlink traffic). (CVE-2017-17449)
Tuba Yavuz discovered that a double-free error existed in the USBTV007
driver of the Linux kernel. A local att
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2018-05-22·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2017-17449 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were addressed in the Linux kernel.
USN-3653-1 fixed vulnerabilities and added mitigations in the Linux
kernel for Ubuntu 17.10. This update provides the corresponding
updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu
17.10 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Jann Horn and Ken Johnson discovered that microprocessors utilizing
speculative execution of a memory read may allow unauthorized memory
reads via a sidechannel attack. This flaw is known as Spectre
Variant 4. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive
information, including kernel memory. (CVE-2018-3639)
It was discovered that the netlink subsystem in the Linux kernel did not
properly restrict observations of netlink messages to the appropriate
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2018-05-22·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2017-12134 [HIGH] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were addressed in the Linux kernel.
Jann Horn and Ken Johnson discovered that microprocessors utilizing
speculative execution of a memory read may allow unauthorized memory
reads via a sidechannel attack. This flaw is known as Spectre
Variant 4. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive
information, including kernel memory. (CVE-2018-3639)
Jan H. Schönherr discovered that the Xen subsystem did not properly handle
block IO merges correctly in some situations. An attacker in a guest vm
could use this to cause a denial of service (host crash) or possibly gain
administrative privileges in the host. (CVE-2017-12134)
It was discovered that the Bluetooth HIP Protocol implementation in the
Linux kernel did not prope
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2018-05-22·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2017-17449 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that the netlink subsystem in the Linux kernel did not
properly restrict observations of netlink messages to the appropriate net
namespace. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information
(kernel netlink traffic). (CVE-2017-17449)
Tuba Yavuz discovered that a double-free error existed in the USBTV007
driver of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2017-17975)
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Device Mapper
component of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash). (CVE-201
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2018-04-05·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-0861 [HIGH] Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
USN-3619-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04
LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux
Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu
14.04 LTS.
Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) implementation
in the Linux kernel improperly performed sign extension in some situations.
A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash)
or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16995)
It was discovered that a race condition leading to a use-after-free
vulnerability existed in the ALSA PCM subsystem of the Linux kernel. A
local attacker could use this to cause a denial of
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2018-04-04·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-0861 [HIGH] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) implementation
in the Linux kernel improperly performed sign extension in some situations.
A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash)
or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16995)
It was discovered that a race condition leading to a use-after-free
vulnerability existed in the ALSA PCM subsystem of the Linux kernel. A
local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash)
or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-0861)
It was discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel allowed
passthrough of the diagnostic I/O port 0x80. An attacker in a guest VM
could
Red Hat
kernel: Inifinite loop vulnerability in mm/madvise.c:madvise_willneed() function allows local denial of service
vendor_redhat·2017-11-30·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-18208 [MEDIUM] CWE-835 kernel: Inifinite loop vulnerability in mm/madvise.c:madvise_willneed() function allows local denial of service
kernel: Inifinite loop vulnerability in mm/madvise.c:madvise_willneed() function allows local denial of service
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.
The madvise_willneed function in the Linux kernel allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by triggering use of MADVISE_WILLNEED for a DAX mapping.
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2017-18208: linux - The madvise_willneed function in mm/madvise.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.4 ...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-18208 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-18208: linux - The madvise_willneed function in mm/madvise.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.4 ...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 4.14.7-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 4.14.7-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 4.14.7-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 4.14.7-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 4.14.7-1)
GHSA
GHSA-85g2-5cqr-rm5c: The madvise_willneed function in mm/madvise
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-18208 [MEDIUM] CWE-835 GHSA-85g2-5cqr-rm5c: The madvise_willneed function in mm/madvise
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.
OSV
linux-hwe, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-oem vulnerabilities
osv·2018-05-22·CVSS 4.7
[MEDIUM] linux-hwe, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-oem vulnerabilities
linux-hwe, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-oem vulnerabilities
USN-3653-1 fixed vulnerabilities and added mitigations in the Linux
kernel for Ubuntu 17.10. This update provides the corresponding
updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu
17.10 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Jann Horn and Ken Johnson discovered that microprocessors utilizing
speculative execution of a memory read may allow unauthorized memory
reads via a sidechannel attack. This flaw is known as Spectre
Variant 4. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive
information, including kernel memory. (CVE-2018-3639)
It was discovered that the netlink subsystem in the Linux kernel did not
properly restrict observations of netlink messages to the appropriate net
namespace. A local attacker could use this to
OSV
linux vulnerabilities
osv·2018-05-22·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2018-3639 [HIGH] linux vulnerabilities
linux vulnerabilities
Jann Horn and Ken Johnson discovered that microprocessors utilizing
speculative execution of a memory read may allow unauthorized memory
reads via a sidechannel attack. This flaw is known as Spectre
Variant 4. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive
information, including kernel memory. (CVE-2018-3639)
Jan H. Schönherr discovered that the Xen subsystem did not properly handle
block IO merges correctly in some situations. An attacker in a guest vm
could use this to cause a denial of service (host crash) or possibly gain
administrative privileges in the host. (CVE-2017-12134)
It was discovered that the Bluetooth HIP Protocol implementation in the
Linux kernel did not properly validate HID connection setup information. An
attacker could use this to cause a
OSV
linux-lts-xenial, linux-aws vulnerabilities
osv·2018-04-05·CVSS 7.8
[HIGH] linux-lts-xenial, linux-aws vulnerabilities
linux-lts-xenial, linux-aws vulnerabilities
USN-3619-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04
LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux
Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu
14.04 LTS.
Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) implementation
in the Linux kernel improperly performed sign extension in some situations.
A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash)
or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16995)
It was discovered that a race condition leading to a use-after-free
vulnerability existed in the ALSA PCM subsystem of the Linux kernel. A
local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash)
or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-08
OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities
osv·2018-04-04·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-16995 [HIGH] linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities
linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities
Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) implementation
in the Linux kernel improperly performed sign extension in some situations.
A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash)
or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16995)
It was discovered that a race condition leading to a use-after-free
vulnerability existed in the ALSA PCM subsystem of the Linux kernel. A
local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash)
or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-0861)
It was discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel allowed
passthrough of the diagnostic I/O port 0x80. An attacker in a guest VM
could use this to cause a denial
OSV
CVE-2017-18208: The madvise_willneed function in mm/madvise
osv·2018-03-01·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-18208 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-18208: The madvise_willneed function in mm/madvise
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
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2018-03-01
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