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CVE-2017-18204

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-18204 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically within the ocfs2_setattr function, affecting versions prior to 4.14.2. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.5) allows local attackers to cause a system deadlock through specially crafted Direct I/O (DIO) requests. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.14.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.44%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
36.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0044 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-18204Moderate

kernel: Deadlock caused in fs/ocfs2/file.c:ocfs2_setattr() can allow local users to cause a denial of service

Nov 15, 2017

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
PatchVendor Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/28f5a8a7c033cbf3e32277f4cc9c6afd74f05300
PatchThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3617-1
usn.ubuntu.com / 3617-2
usn.ubuntu.com / 3617-3
usn.ubuntu.com / 3619-1
usn.ubuntu.com / 3619-2
usn.ubuntu.com / 3655-1
usn.ubuntu.com / 3655-2
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.2
Release NotesVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/103183
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry