CVE-2018-7740

kernel: Denial of service in resv_map_release function in mm/hugetlb.c

Published Mar 7, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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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
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