CVE-2017-17855
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.8
Description
kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging improper use of pointers in place of scalars.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | 4.14.9 |
Debian Mixed 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4.14.7-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 4.14.7-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 4.14.7-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4.14.7-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4.14.7-1 |
| 9.0 | Affected | — |
Arch Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Fixed | 4.14.11.a-1 |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201801-4
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201801-3
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201801-1
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=179d1c5602997fef5a940c6ddcf31212cbfebd14
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/21/2
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/179d1c5602997fef5a940c6ddcf31212cbfebd14
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17855
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.