4.7
MEDIUM CVSS 3.0
CVE-2017-18203
Linux Kernel DM Denial of Service (DOGS)
Description

The dm_get_from_kobject function in drivers/md/dm.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.3 allow local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) by leveraging a race condition with __dm_destroy during creation and removal of DM devices.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 27, 2018, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:19 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-18203 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability can be mitigated by updating the Linux kernel and associated packages.
  • Update the affected kernel and other related packages.
  • Reboot the system after applying the updates.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-18203.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b9a41d21dceadf8104812626ef85dc56ee8a60ed Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103184 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4154
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9a41d21dceadf8104812626ef85dc56ee8a60ed Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3657-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.3 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b9a41d21dceadf8104812626ef85dc56ee8a60ed Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103184 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4154
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9a41d21dceadf8104812626ef85dc56ee8a60ed Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3657-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.3 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-18203 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-18203 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-18203 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-18203 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b9a41d21dceadf8104812626ef85dc56ee8a60ed
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103184
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4154
    Added Reference https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9a41d21dceadf8104812626ef85dc56ee8a60ed
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-1/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-2/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-1/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-2/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3657-1/
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
    Added Reference https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.3
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4154 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 20, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 31, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 24, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3657-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 23, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-2/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-2/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 04, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 07, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 06, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103184 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103184 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.3 No Types Assigned https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.3 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b9a41d21dceadf8104812626ef85dc56ee8a60ed No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b9a41d21dceadf8104812626ef85dc56ee8a60ed Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9a41d21dceadf8104812626ef85dc56ee8a60ed No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9a41d21dceadf8104812626ef85dc56ee8a60ed Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-362
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.14.3
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 06, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103184 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.7
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 1.9
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.03 }} -0.12%

score

0.06343

percentile