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.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
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Updated: 2024-08-05T16:48:22.015Z
Reserved: 2017-05-05T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-8797
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-07-02T17:29:00.177
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2017-8797
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