Description (CNA)
In the Linux kernel before 4.15, fs/ocfs2/aops.c omits use of a semaphore and consequently has a race condition for access to the extent tree during read operations in DIRECT mode, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) by modifying a certain e_cpos field.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3e4c56d41eef5595035872a2ec5a483f42e8917f
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3e4c56d41eef5595035872a2ec5a483f42e8917f
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103353
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.