High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 19, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-10662

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.

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Affected products

SUSE S.A./Linux Enterprise Debuginforeferences
Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <3.18.53
- (no CPE)range: <4.11.1

Patches

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References

git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9dd46188edc2f0d1f37328637860bb65a771124nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.11.1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/100215nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-08-01nvdThird Party Advisory

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