VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-7645

The NFSv2/NFSv3 server in the nfsd subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.10.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a long RPC reply, related to net/sunrpc/svc.c, fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c, and fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 5.91%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.91%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 5.91% probability · 93th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-20
Affected: linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 5.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3886Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97950Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1615Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1616Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1647Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1319Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e6838a29ecb484c97e4efef9429643b9851fba6eVendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e6838a29ecb484c97e4efef9429643b9851fba6ePatch, Third Party Advisory
https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0Third Party Advisory
https://marc.info/?l=linux-nfs&m=149218228327497&w=2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://marc.info/?l=linux-nfs&m=149247516212924&w=2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3886Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97950Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1615Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1616Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1647Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1319Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e6838a29ecb484c97e4efef9429643b9851fba6eVendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e6838a29ecb484c97e4efef9429643b9851fba6ePatch, Third Party Advisory
https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0Third Party Advisory
https://marc.info/?l=linux-nfs&m=149218228327497&w=2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://marc.info/?l=linux-nfs&m=149247516212924&w=2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.