What is CVE-2017-18208?

CVE-2017-18208 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Infinite Loop flaw (CWE-835). CVE-2017-18208 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-18208?

CVE-2017-18208 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-18208?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2017-18208 patch availability.

Is CVE-2017-18208 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-18208 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Infinite Loop (CWE-835)?

The product contains an iteration that does not exit even when it should. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/835.html

CVE-2017-18208

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2018-03-01

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-835

CVE-2017-18208 is a Infinite Loop vulnerability

What is Infinite Loop?

The product contains an iteration that does not exit even when it should. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

16 total

Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6ea8d958a2c95a1d514015d4e29ba21a8c0a1a91

Vendor Advisory
Kernel.org
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.4

Vendor Advisory
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2017-18208

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2018-03-01

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18208?

CVE-2017-18208 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Infinite Loop flaw (CWE-835) . CVE-2017-18208 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-18208?

CVE-2017-18208 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-18208?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2017-18208 patch availability.
Is CVE-2017-18208 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2017-18208 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.