628402 – (CVE-2017-10662) Linux Kernel Local Privilege Escalation (CVE-2017-10662)

Bug 628402 (CVE-2017-10662) - Linux Kernel Local Privilege Escalation (CVE-2017-10662)

Summary: Linux Kernel Local Privilege Escalation (CVE-2017-10662)

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	CVE-2017-10662

Product:	Gentoo Security
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Kernel (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Kernel Security

URL:	https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/de...
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Reported:	2017-08-20 18:06 UTC by D'juan McDonald (domhnall)
Modified:	2022-03-26 00:10 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description D'juan McDonald (domhnall) 2017-08-20 18:06:18 UTC

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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.

Comment 1 John Helmert III archtester

2022-03-26 00:10:44 UTC

Fix in 4.9.28, 4.12