What is CVE-2017-18224?

CVE-2017-18224 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2017-18224 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-18224?

CVE-2017-18224 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-18224?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-18224. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2017-18224 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-18224 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2017-18224

Medium

In the Linux kernel before 4.15, fs/ocfs2/aops.c omits use of a semaphore and consequently has a race condition for access to the extent tree during read operations in DIRECT mode, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) by modifying a certain e_cpos field.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2018-03-12

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

4.7

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2017-18224 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2017-18224 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103353

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Debian Security
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3e4c56d41eef5595035872a2ec5a483f42e8917f
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3e4c56d41eef5595035872a2ec5a483f42e8917f
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2017-18224

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.7 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2018-03-12

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18224?

CVE-2017-18224 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2017-18224 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-18224?

CVE-2017-18224 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-18224?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-18224. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2017-18224 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2017-18224 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. View CWE-362 on MITRE CWE →