CVE-2017-14489 (Medium) detected in linuxv3.10

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CVE-2017-14489 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxv3.10

Linux kernel source tree

Library home page: https://github.com/torvalds/linux.git

Found in HEAD commit: 439d18b77a020411b95770ba08a9229eed466cde

Found in base branch: xsentinel-1.6-clean

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

android_kernel_samsung_j7xlte/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2017-09-15

URL: CVE-2017-14489

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-14489

Release Date: 2017-09-15

Fix Resolution: v4.14-rc3

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