CVE-2017-18202

 

Published at: - 27-02-2018 07:29

Last modified: - 26-10-2022 01:44

Total changes: - 3

Description

The __oom_reap_task_mm function in mm/oom_kill.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.4 mishandles gather operations, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (TLB entry leak or use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a copy_to_user call within a certain time window.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.4
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/687cb0884a714ff484d038e9190edc874edcf146
• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=687cb0884a714ff484d038e9190edc874edcf146
• 103161-Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• RHSA-2018:2772-

 

Keywords

NVD

 

CVE-2017-18202

 

CVE

 

Common vulnerabilities & exposures

 

CVSS

 

Common vulnerability scoring system

 

Security

 

Vulnerabilities

 

Exposures