Race condition in the store_int_with_restart() function in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by leveraging root access to write to the check_interval file in a /sys/devices/system/machinecheck/machinecheck<cpu number> directory. NOTE: a third party has indicated that this report is not security relevant
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1369-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4187-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4188-1 linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3654-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3654-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3656-1 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2, Snapdragon) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T06:37:59.702Z

Reserved: 2018-03-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-7995

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T06:37:59.702Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-03-09T15:29:00.407

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:13:03.090

Link: CVE-2018-7995

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2018-03-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-7995 - Bugzilla

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