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DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12190
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12190
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
The bio_map_user_iov and bio_unmap_user functions in block/bio.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.8 do unbalanced refcounting when a SCSI I/O vector has small consecutive buffers belonging to the same page. The bio_add_pc_page function merges them into one, but the page reference is never dropped. This causes a memory leak and possible system lockup (exploitable against the host OS by a guest OS user, if a SCSI disk is passed through to a virtual machine) due to an out-of-memory condition.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.0
6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | linux | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | linux | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Nov 22, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated