CVE-2017-18208

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CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

EPSS

<1%p39

Published

Mar 1, 2018 (Mar 1, 2018)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Vendors: linux
Products: linux kernel
Weakness: CWE-835
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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