The madvise_willneed function in mm/madvise.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by triggering use of MADVISE_WILLNEED for a DAX mapping.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel | Aug 28, 2019 | Mar 1, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 1, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade perf | Apr 3, 2018 | Mar 1, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernelUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-devel | Feb 26, 2019 | Mar 1, 2018 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uekUpgrade kernel | Nov 6, 2018 | Nov 30, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Oct 31, 2018 | Mar 1, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-obs-build | Mar 23, 2018 | Mar 1, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1054-awsUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-43-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-149-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-149-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1028-oemUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-149-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1016-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1020-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-149-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-43-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-149-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1020-kvmUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-149-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-149-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-149-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1017-gcpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1086-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1018-azureUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1088-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.13.0-43-lowlatency | Apr 25, 2018 | Mar 1, 2018 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 1, 2018 |
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