CVE-2017-14340 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2017-14340?

CVE-2017-14340 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 15 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14340?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14340?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-14340 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14340 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14340, GHSA-7rqh-6ccp-gvhv, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14340.