### [CVE-2018-5344](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-5344)
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### Description

In the Linux kernel through 4.14.13, drivers/block/loop.c mishandles lo_release serialization, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (__lock_acquire use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon