Linux kernel 'madvise_willneed' function denial of service vulnerability

Linux kernel is the kernel used by Linux, the open source operating system released by the Linux Foundation in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in the 'madvisewillneed' function in the mm/madvise.c file in versions of Linux kernel prior to 4.14.4. A local attacker can exploit th...

kernel: NULL pointer dereference in madvise(MADV_WILLNEED) support

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's madvise MADVWILLNEED functionality handled page table locking. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the system...

kernel: NULL pointer dereference in madvise(MADV_WILLNEED) support

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's madvise MADVWILLNEED functionality handled page table locking. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the system...