CVE-2017-14489 EXPLOIT
5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 1.2% (pctl 66)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The iscsi_if_rx function in drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by leveraging incorrect length validation.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.5 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 1.16% — more likely to be exploited than 66% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-09-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Linux Kernel < 4.14.rc3 - Local Denial of Service | 2017-10-02 |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101011
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1490421
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9923803/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42932/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101011
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1490421
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9923803/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42932/
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