LIN6-14363 : Security Advisory - linux - CVE-2017-18208
Created: Mar 15, 2018
Updated: Mar 18, 2019
Resolved Date: Apr 13, 2018
Found In Version: 6.0.0.36
Fix Version: 6.0.0.37
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux 6
Component/s: Kernel
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.
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18208
