vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2018-7740: Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Mar 7, 2018 | Oct 31, 2018 | Feb 19, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Mar 7, 2018
Added
Oct 31, 2018
Modified
Feb 19, 2026
Description
The resv_map_release function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) via a crafted application that makes mmap system calls and has a large pgoff argument to the remap_file_pages system call.
Solutions
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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