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CVE-2017-18200

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-18200 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel's f2fs file system implementation prior to version 4.14. This flaw, stemming from mishandled reference counts during f2fs_wait_discard_bios calls, allows local users to trigger a kernel BUG, as demonstrated by the fstrim utility. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), it requires local access and has a high impact on availability, but no impact on confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.13CPE 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
0.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
26.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0034 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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 (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-18200Moderate

kernel: mishandling reference counts associated with f2fs_wait_discard_bios calls allowing local attacker to cause denial of service

Oct 1, 2017

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/638164a2718f337ea224b747cf5977ef143166a4
PatchThird Party Advisory