CVE-2017-17864

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-17864
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-12-27 17:08:00 UTC
Updated2018-01-13 02:29:00 UTC
Descriptionkernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 mishandles states_equal comparisons between the pointer data type and the UNKNOWN_VALUE data type, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive address information, aka a "pointer leak."

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Linux Kernel 'kernel/bpf/verifier.c' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
404 Not Found MISC anonscm.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel Extended BPF Verifier Pointer Comparison Flaw Lets Local Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4073-1 linux DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
USN-3523-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
404 Not Found MISC anonscm.debian.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 751451 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3935-1)
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