CVE-2018-7480
High
CVE-2018-7480
The blkcg_init_queue function in block/blk-cgroup.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a creation failure.
Exploit probability
0.4%
Published
February 25, 2018
Required by
Not available
Last source change
March 15, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2018-7480
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The blkcg_init_queue function in block/blk-cgroup.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a creation failure.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9b54d816e00425c3a517514e0d677bb3cec49258
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9b54d816e00425c3a517514e0d677bb3cec49258
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3656-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188