What is CVE-2017-8797?

CVE-2017-8797 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10. CVE-2017-8797 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-8797?

CVE-2017-8797 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-8797?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-8797. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2017-8797 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-8797 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2017-8797

High

The NFSv4 server in the Linux kernel before 4.11.3 does not properly validate the layout type when processing the NFSv4 pNFS GETDEVICEINFO or LAYOUTGET operand in a UDP packet from a remote attacker. This type value is uninitialized upon encountering certain error conditions. This value is used as an array index for dereferencing, which leads to an OOPS and eventually a DoS of knfsd and a soft-lockup of the whole system.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2017-07-02

Last modified 2026-05-13

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.5

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-129

CVE-2017-8797 is classified as CWE-129

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2017-8797 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.11.3

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99298

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Securitytracker
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038790

Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2437

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1466329

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b550a32e60a4941994b437a8d662432a486235a5
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f961e3f2acae94b727380c0b74e2d3954d0edf79
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/27/5
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2017-8797

Severity High

CVSS score 7.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2017-07-02

Modified 2026-05-13

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8797?

CVE-2017-8797 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10 . CVE-2017-8797 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-8797?

CVE-2017-8797 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-8797?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-8797. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2017-8797 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2017-8797 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.