CVE-2017-12190

The bio_map_user_iov and bio_unmap_user functions in block/bio.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.8 do unbalanced refcounting when a SCSI I/O vector has small consecutive buffers belonging to the same page. The bio_add_pc_page function merges them into one, but the page reference is never dropped. This causes a memory leak and possible system lockup (exploitable against the host OS by a guest OS user, if a SCSI disk is passed through to a virtual machine) due to an out-of-memory condition.
References
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Configurations

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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2017-11-22 10:29

Updated : 2023-02-12 15:27


NVD link : CVE-2017-12190

Mitre link : CVE-2017-12190


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CWE
CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel