The resv_map_release function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) via a crafted application that makes mmap system calls and has a large pgoff argument to the remap_file_pages system call.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1369-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4187-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4188-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-19455 The resv_map_release function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) via a crafted application that makes mmap system calls and has a large pgoff argument to the remap_file_pages system call.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3910-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3910-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

No history.

Projects

Sign in to view the affected projects.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T06:37:57.887Z

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

Link: CVE-2018-7740

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-03-07T08:29:00.433

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:12:38.703

Link: CVE-2018-7740

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

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

Links: CVE-2018-7740 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses