vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2017-18216
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Mar 5, 2018 | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Mar 5, 2018
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
In fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c in the Linux kernel before 4.15, local users can cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and BUG) because a required mutex is not used.
Solution
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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