The Linux Kernel versions 4.14, 4.15, and 4.16 has a null pointer dereference which can result in an out of memory (OOM) killing of large mlocked processes. The issue arises from an oom killed process's final thread calling exit_mmap(), which calls munlock_vma_pages_all() for mlocked vmas.This can happen synchronously with the oom reaper's unmap_page_range() since the vma's VM_LOCKED bit is cleared before munlocking (to determine if any other vmas share the memory and are mlocked).
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| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2018-1875 | The Linux Kernel versions 4.14, 4.15, and 4.16 has a null pointer dereference which can result in an out of memory (OOM) killing of large mlocked processes. The issue arises from an oom killed process's final thread calling exit_mmap(), which calls munlock_vma_pages_all() for mlocked vmas.This can happen synchronously with the oom reaper's unmap_page_range() since the vma's VM_LOCKED bit is cleared before munlocking (to determine if any other vmas share the memory and are mlocked). |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3752-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3752-2 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3752-3 | Linux kernel (Azure, GCP, OEM) vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T12:40:46.712Z
Reserved: 2018-04-17T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-1000200
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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-06-05T13:29:00.297
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:39:55.233
Link: CVE-2018-1000200
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EUVD
Ubuntu USN