Race condition in the store_int_with_restart() function in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by leveraging root access to write to the check_interval file in a /sys/devices/system/machinecheck/machinecheck<cpu number> directory. NOTE: a third party has indicated that this report is not security relevant
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Advisories
Source | ID | Title |
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DLA-1369-1 | linux security update |
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DSA-4187-1 | linux security update |
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DSA-4188-1 | linux security update |
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USN-3654-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3654-2 | Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3656-1 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2, Snapdragon) vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T06:37:59.702Z
Reserved: 2018-03-09T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-7995

Updated: 2024-08-05T06:37:59.702Z

Status : Modified
Published: 2018-03-09T15:29:00.407
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:13:03.090
Link: CVE-2018-7995


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