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CVE-2017-18208
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-03-01T05:29:00.320 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:12:23.880

Summary

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.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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