CVE-2018-7740

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.59%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-03-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

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CVE

CVE-2018-7740

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS

5.5

EPSS

0.59%

Linux

Original Filing — NVD Description

The resv_map_release function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) via a crafted application that makes mmap system calls and has a large pgoff argument to the remap_file_pages system call.