# CVE-2017-18203: 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) b

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-02-27 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103184
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9a41d21dceadf8104812626ef85dc56ee8a60ed
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.3
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-1/
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b9a41d21dceadf8104812626ef85dc56ee8a60ed
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3653-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3657-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4154

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