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
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b9a41d21dceadf8104812626ef85dc56ee8a60edPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103184Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4154
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9a41d21dceadf8104812626ef85dc56ee8a60edPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3657-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.3Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b9a41d21dceadf8104812626ef85dc56ee8a60edPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103184Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4154
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9a41d21dceadf8104812626ef85dc56ee8a60edPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.