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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-18203

The dm_get_from_kobject function in drivers/md/dm.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.3 allow local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) by leveraging a race condition with __dm_destroy during creation and removal of DM devices.

MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 0.32%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.32%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The dm_get_from_kobject function in drivers/md/dm.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.3 allow local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) by leveraging a race condition with __dm_destroy during creation and removal of DM devices.

CVSS 3.0
4.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.32% probability · 25th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-362
Affected
linux/linux kernel
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.