CVE-2017-18224
N/A
Published: March 12, 2018 at 03:00 AM 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 0.3%
Description
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.
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:
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3e4c56d41eef5595035872a2ec5a483f42e8917fVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103353x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3e4c56d41eef5595035872a2ec5a483f42e8917fVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362
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