CVE-2017-18202

Description

The __oom_reap_task_mm function in mm/oom_kill.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.4 mishandles gather operations, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (TLB entry leak or use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a copy_to_user call within a certain time window.

References

https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.4

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/687cb0884a714ff484d038e9190edc874edcf146

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2772

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103161

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=687cb0884a714ff484d038e9190edc874edcf146

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3