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

CVE-2017-10663

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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Affected products

Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=3.8,<3.18.64
- (no CPE)range: <4.12.4

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/15d3042a937c13f5d9244241c7a9c8416ff6e82anvdPatchThird Party Advisory
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.4nvdMailing 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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