VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-15127

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-01-14
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

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).

Weakness classification

  • CWE-460: Improper Cleanup on Thrown Exception

Primary references