LIN6-14377 : Security Advisory - linux - CVE-2017-18216
Created: Mar 14, 2018
Updated: Feb 12, 2020
Resolved Date: Jun 7, 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
In fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c in the Linux kernel before 4.15, local users can cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and BUG) because a required mutex is not used.
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18216
