When was CVE-2017-18208 disclosed?

CVE-2017-18208 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 1, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2017-18208 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-18208 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 15.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-18208?

CVE-2017-18208 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2017-18208?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-18208, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2017-18208

MEDIUMNVD 5.5

5.5

The madvise_willneed function in mm/madvise.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by triggering use of MADVISE_WILLNEED for a DAX mapping.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: —
EPSS: 15.9%
KEV: Not listed

References (32)

cve@mitrehttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6ea8d958a2c95a1d514015d4e29ba21a8c0a1a91
cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096
cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3967
cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4057
cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4058
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6ea8d958a2c95a1d514015d4e29ba21a8c0a1a91
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-1/
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-2/
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-1/
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-2/
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3657-1/

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