LIN9-6538 : Security Advisory - linux - CVE-2017-18208
Created: Mar 15, 2018
Updated: Dec 3, 2018
Resolved Date: Apr 10, 2018
Found In Version: 9.0.0.14
Fix Version: 9.0.0.16
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux 9
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
