A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13. A superfluous implicit page unlock for VM_SHARED hugetlbfs mapping could trigger a local denial of service (BUG).
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5af10dfd0afc559bb4b0f7e3e8227a1578333995 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102517 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15127 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1525218 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5af10dfd0afc559bb4b0f7e3e8227a1578333995 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
12 Feb 2023, 23:28
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CWE | CWE-460 | |
| Summary | A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13. A superfluous implicit page unlock for VM_SHARED hugetlbfs mapping could trigger a local denial of service (BUG). |
02 Feb 2023, 21:17
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Summary | A flaw was found in the Linux kernel when freeing pages in hugetlbfs. This could trigger a local denial of service by crashing the kernel. |
Information
Published : 2018-01-14 06:29
Updated : 2023-12-10 12:15
NVD link : CVE-2017-15127
Mitre link : CVE-2017-15127
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-15127
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Products Affected
redhat
- enterprise_mrg
- enterprise_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE