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CVE-2018-5344 Details

Description

In the Linux kernel through 4.14.13, drivers/block/loop.c mishandles lo_release serialization, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (__lock_acquire use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ae6650163c66a7eff1acd6eb8b0f752dcfa8eba5 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ae6650163c66a7eff1acd6eb8b0f752dcfa8eba5 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')[email protected]
CWE-416Use After Free[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-5344
NVD Published Date:
Jan 12, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]