VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-18216

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.47%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-03-05
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

In fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c in the Linux kernel before 4.15, local users can cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and BUG) because a required mutex is not used.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Primary references