CVE-2017-18216
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 4.15 - Denial of Service via NULL Pointer Dereference in OCFS2 Nodemanager
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=853bc26a7ea39e354b9f8889ae7ad1492ffa28d2
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103278
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/853bc26a7ea39e354b9f8889ae7ad1492ffa28d2
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3798-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3798-2/
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0050
EPSS Percentile
38.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 4.15
Published
Mar 05, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026