7.0
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2017-18249
Linux FsF2fs Race Condition Denial of Service
Description

The add_free_nid function in fs/f2fs/node.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12 does not properly track an allocated nid, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (race condition) or possibly have unspecified other impact via concurrent threads.

INFO

Published Date :

March 26, 2018, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:19 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-18249 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Debian debian_linux
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability can be remediated by updating the affected Linux packages to the latest versions.
  • Update the Linux kernel package.
  • Update the affected Linux packages.
  • Reboot the system after the update.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-18249 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-18249 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-18249 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Samsung security patch description

Updated: 6 years, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 14, 2018, 12:38 p.m. This repo has been linked 474 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-18249 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-18249 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=30a61ddf8117c26ac5b295e1233eaa9629a94ca3
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041432
    Added Reference https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/30a61ddf8117c26ac5b295e1233eaa9629a94ca3
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-1/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-2/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-2/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041432 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041432 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041432 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=30a61ddf8117c26ac5b295e1233eaa9629a94ca3 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=30a61ddf8117c26ac5b295e1233eaa9629a94ca3 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/30a61ddf8117c26ac5b295e1233eaa9629a94ca3 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/30a61ddf8117c26ac5b295e1233eaa9629a94ca3 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-362
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.12
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.4
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.07 }} 0.03%

score

0.22677

percentile