What is CVE-2017-14489?

CVE-2017-14489 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-09-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-14489?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Linux Kernel

CVE-2017-14489

The iscsi_if_rx function in drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by leveraging incorrect length validation.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2017-09-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (66.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/ (vendor-advisory)
patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9923803/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981 (vendor-advisory)
usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/ (vendor-advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/101011 (vdb-entry)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42932/ (exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14489?: CVE-2017-14489 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-14489?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.