VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-10662
The sanity_check_raw_super function in fs/f2fs/super.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.1 does not validate the segment count, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.46%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The sanity_check_raw_super function in fs/f2fs/super.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.1 does not validate the segment count, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.46% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b9dd46188edc2f0d1f37328637860bb65a771124Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.11.1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100215Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1481146Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9dd46188edc2f0d1f37328637860bb65a771124Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-08-01Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b9dd46188edc2f0d1f37328637860bb65a771124Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.11.1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100215Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1481146Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9dd46188edc2f0d1f37328637860bb65a771124Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-08-01Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.