# CVE-2017-18224: Race condition in n/a

> A race condition in the Linux kernel OCFS2 filesystem allows local users to cause a denial of service via a BUG check.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 12 Mar 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2017-18224, GHSA-6434-jhwc-gm9v, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18224

## What is CVE-2017-18224?

CVE-2017-18224 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 12 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel before 4.15, fs/ocfs2/aops.c omits use of a semaphore and consequently has a race condition for access to the extent tree during read operations in DIRECT mode, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) by modifying a certain e_cpos field.

Weakness: CWE-362 (Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18224?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-18224?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2017-18224 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18224 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-18224 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-18224 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 12 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18224 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18224/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18224/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18224
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18224
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-18224

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18224/
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