vulnerability

Oracle Linux: CVE-2017-18208: ELSA-2018-3083: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Nov 30, 2017
Added
Nov 6, 2018
Modified
Dec 3, 2025

Description

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.
The madvise_willneed function in the Linux kernel allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by triggering use of MADVISE_WILLNEED for a DAX mapping.

Solutions

oracle-linux-upgrade-kerneloracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek
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