CVE-2017-18216
N/A
Published: March 5, 2018 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:12 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
In fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c in the Linux kernel before 4.15, local users can cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and BUG) because a required mutex is not used.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 4.15
Affected range stops below 4.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (10)
x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=853bc26a7ea39e354b9f8889ae7ad1492ffa28d2VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103278x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/853bc26a7ea39e354b9f8889ae7ad1492ffa28d2Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476
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