CVE-2017-18203 Information

Description

The dm_get_from_kobject function in drivers/md/dm.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.3 allow local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) by leveraging a race condition with __dm_destroy during creation and removal of DM devices.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b9a41d21dceadf8104812626ef85dc56ee8a60ed http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103184 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4154 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9a41d21dceadf8104812626ef85dc56ee8a60ed https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-2/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-2/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3657-1/ https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187 https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.3

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

4.7