High severity7.8OSV Advisory· Published Jan 12, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-5344
CVE-2018-5344
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.
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Affected products
2- Range: v2.6.12-rc2, v2.6.12-rc3, v2.6.12-rc4, …
Patches
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References
14- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ae6650163c66a7eff1acd6eb8b0f752dcfa8eba5nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102503nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3632-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
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