CVE-2017-18224

In the Linux kernel before 4.15, fs/ocfs2/aops.c omits use of a semaphore and consequently has a race condition for access to the extent tree during read…

published March 12, 2018

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
18.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel before 4.15, fs/ocfs2/aops.c omits use of a semaphore and consequently has a race condition for access to the extent tree during read operations in DIRECT mode, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) by modifying a certain e_cpos field.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00270 · 18.1th percentile
Published
2018-03-12T03:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 MAR 03:00Z
    In the Linux kernel before 4.15, fs/ocfs2/aops.c omits use of a semaphore and consequently has a race condition for access to the extent tree during read…
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