The __munlock_pagevec function in mm/mlock.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NR_MLOCK accounting corruption) via crafted use of mlockall and munlockall system calls.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-9353 The __munlock_pagevec function in mm/mlock.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NR_MLOCK accounting corruption) via crafted use of mlockall and munlockall system calls.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3655-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3655-2 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T21:13:49.211Z

Reserved: 2018-03-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-18221

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-03-07T08:29:00.263

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:19:36.310

Link: CVE-2017-18221

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-03-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-18221 - Bugzilla

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