CVE-2018-7740 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2018-7740

The resv_map_release function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel through...

Vulnerability Description

The resv_map_release function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) via a crafted application that makes mmap system calls and has a large pgoff argument to the remap_file_pages system call.

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.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

linux kernel, virtualization host, ubuntu linux, debian linux, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux workstation
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 4.0, 14.04, 16.04, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0

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.