CVE-2017-10663

7.8 HIGH

Published: August 19, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

The sanity_check_ckpt function in fs/f2fs/super.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.4 does not validate the blkoff and segno arrays, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=15d3042a937c13f5d9244241c7a9c8416ff6e82a

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.4

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100215

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1481149

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Patch

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/15d3042a937c13f5d9244241c7a9c8416ff6e82a

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Third Party Advisory

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-08-01

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=15d3042a937c13f5d9244241c7a9c8416ff6e82a