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.
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EUVD-2017-9341 | 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. |
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USN-3619-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3619-2 | Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3653-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3653-2 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3655-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3655-2 | Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3657-1 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T21:13:49.223Z
Reserved: 2018-02-28T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-18208

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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-03-01T05:29:00.320
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:19:34.187
Link: CVE-2017-18208


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