CVE-2017-9150

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-9150
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-05-22 22:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.11.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Linux Kernel CVE-2017-9150 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Linux Kernel 4.11 - eBPF Verifier Log Leaks Lower Half of map Pointer af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
1251 - Linux: eBPF verifier log leaks lower half of map pointer - project-zero - Monorail af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.chromium.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Android Security Bulletin—September 2017  |  Android Open Source Project af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 source.android.com
bpf: don't let ldimm64 leak map addresses on unprivileged · torvalds/linux@0d0e576 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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