CVE-2018-5344

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CVSS 3.0

7.8 high

EPSS

<1%p30

Published

Jan 12, 2018 (Jan 12, 2018)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

In the Linux kernel through 4.14.13, drivers/block/loop.c mishandles lo_release serialization, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (__lock_acquire use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Vendors: linux canonical redhat
Products: linux kernel, ubuntu linux, virtualization, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux workstation
Weakness: CWE-362, CWE-416
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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