CVE-2017-17863

7.8 HIGH
Published: December 27, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
View on NVD

Description

kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x through 4.9.71 does not check the relationship between pointer values and the BPF stack, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow or invalid memory access) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102321
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040058
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/kernel/linux.git/tree/debian/patches/bugfix/all/bpf-reject-out-of-bounds-stack-pointer-calculation.patch?h=stretch-security
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3523-3/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3523-2/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.spinics.net/lists/stable/msg206985.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102321
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040058
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/kernel/linux.git/tree/debian/patches/bugfix/all/bpf-reject-out-of-bounds-stack-pointer-calculation.patch?h=stretch-security
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3523-3/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3523-2/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.spinics.net/lists/stable/msg206985.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
33th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-190

Affected Vendors

debian linux

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