CVE-2017-9150

medium

Published 2017-05-22 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

5.5

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

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

6.5

Description

The do_check function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.1 does not make the allow_ptr_leaks value available for restricting the output of the print_bpf_insn function, which allows local users to obtain sensitive address information via crafted bpf system calls.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

90%

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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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-42048 dos linux verified

Google Security Research · 2017-05-22

Linux Kernel 4.11 - eBPF Verifier Log Leaks Lower Half of map Pointer

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

OS impact

Linux kernel Affected 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Affected	—

SUSE Affected 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Affected	—

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`4.9.30-1`
sid	Fixed	`4.9.30-1`
forky	Fixed	`4.9.30-1`
bullseye	Fixed	`4.9.30-1`
bookworm	Fixed	`4.9.30-1`

References

CWEs

CWE-200

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.