CVE-2017-18208: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: before 4.14.4 (fixed in 4.14.4)

Published 2018-03-01. Last modified 2026-06-17.