CVE-2017-18204 Information

Description

The ocfs2_setattr function in fs/ocfs2/file.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via DIO requests.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/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=28f5a8a7c033cbf3e32277f4cc9c6afd74f05300 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103183 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/28f5a8a7c033cbf3e32277f4cc9c6afd74f05300 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-2/ https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.2

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5