DEBIAN-CVE-2017-18224

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2017-18224
Downstream
DSA-4188-1
Published: 12 Mar 2018, 03:29
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:17

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
19/100
CVSS Score
4.7 MEDIUM
3.0 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

12 Mar 2018, 03:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:17
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

In the Linux kernel before 4.15, fs/ocfs2/aops.c omits use of a semaphore and consequently has a race condition for access to the extent tree during read operations in DIRECT mode, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) by modifying a certain e_cpos field.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.7CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 4.15.4-1 | < 4.15.4-1 | < 4.15.4-1 | < 4.15.4-1

References (1)