Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2017-18204
Published: March 2, 2018 / Updated: March 20, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10811
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18204
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the ocfs2_setattr function and is due to boundary error. A local attacker can submit a crafted DIO request, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the ocfs2_setattr function and is due to boundary error. A local attacker can submit a crafted DIO request, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Affected software
Linux kernel
SUSE Linux
SUSE Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2017-18204
Update to version 4.14.2.