What is CVE-2017-10663?

CVE-2017-10663 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2017-10663 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-10663?

CVE-2017-10663 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-10663?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2017-10663 patch availability.

Is CVE-2017-10663 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-10663 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2017-10663

High

The sanity_check_ckpt function in fs/f2fs/super.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.4 does not validate the blkoff and segno arrays, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2017-08-19

Last modified 2026-05-13

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-129

CVE-2017-10663 is classified as CWE-129

See CWE-129 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

6 total

Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=15d3042a937c13f5d9244241c7a9c8416ff6e82a

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1481149

Issue Tracking Patch
GitHub
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/15d3042a937c13f5d9244241c7a9c8416ff6e82a

Patch Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.4

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100215

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2017-10663

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2017-08-19

Modified 2026-05-13

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-10663?

CVE-2017-10663 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2017-10663 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-10663?

CVE-2017-10663 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-10663?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2017-10663 patch availability.
Is CVE-2017-10663 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2017-10663 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.