CVE-2017-14340
Moderate
CVE-2017-14340
The XFS_IS_REALTIME_INODE macro in fs/xfs/xfs_linux.h in the Linux kernel before 4.13.2 does not verify that a filesystem has a realtime device, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via vectors related to setting an RHINHERIT flag on a directory.
Exploit probability
0.4%
Published
September 15, 2017
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2017-14340
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The XFS_IS_REALTIME_INODE macro in fs/xfs/xfs_linux.h in the Linux kernel before 4.13.2 does not verify that a filesystem has a realtime device, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via vectors related to setting an RHINHERIT flag on a directory.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b31ff3cdf540110da4572e3e29bd172087af65cc
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/436
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100851
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2918
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1491344
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b31ff3cdf540110da4572e3e29bd172087af65cc