CVE-2018-7480

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    CVE-2018-7480

    Published: 25 Feb 2018Last Modified: 15 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-1/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-2/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3656-1/, http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9b54d816e00425c3a517514e0d677bb3cec49258, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9b54d816e00425c3a517514e0d677bb3cec49258

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    High
    Availability
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    High