CVE-2017-17854
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 (integer overflow and memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging unrestricted integer values for pointer arithmetic.
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
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 4.14.11.a-1 | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.14.7-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.14.7-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.14.7-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.14.7-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.14.7-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 4.14.9 | |
| debian | 9.0 | affected | |
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=bb7f0f989ca7de1153bd128a40a71709e339fa03
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/21/2
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bb7f0f989ca7de1153bd128a40a71709e339fa03
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17854.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17854
CWEs
CWE-190
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.