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CVE-2017-14489

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CVE-2017-14489 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel through version 4.13.2, specifically within the iscsi_if_rx function due to incorrect length validation. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability can be exploited locally with low attack complexity, allowing an authenticated local user to cause a system panic. While not actively exploited in the wild and not on the KEV catalog, a public proof-of-concept exploit (EDB-42932) exists, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.13.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.16%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
63.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-42932 · Oct 2, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0115 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 15,938 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-alt
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: realtime-kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-14489Moderate

kernel: scsi: nlmsg is not properly parsed in iscsi_if_rx function

Aug 27, 2017

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
patchwork.kernel.org / patch/9923803
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3583-1
usn.ubuntu.com / 3583-2
exploit-db.com / exploits/42932
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3981
securityfocus.com / bid/101011