LIN8-8882 : Security Advisory - linux - CVE-2017-18216
Created: Mar 15, 2018
Updated: Dec 3, 2018
Resolved Date: May 9, 2018
Found In Version: 8.0.0.25
Fix Version: 8.0.0.26
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux 8
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
