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Medium
CVE-2017-18221
The __munlock_pagevec function in mm/mlock.c in the Linux kernel before...
Vulnerability Description
The __munlock_pagevec function in mm/mlock.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NR_MLOCK accounting corruption) via crafted use of mlockall and munlockall system calls.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/70feee0e1ef331b22cc51f383d532a0d043fbdcc
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-1/
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=70feee0e1ef331b22cc51f383d532a0d043fbdcc
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.11.4
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-2/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103321
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 7th, 2018
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.