high7.8
CVE-2017-17855
kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other…
Impact
kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging improper use of pointers in place of scalars.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | from 4.14 before 4.14.9 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 9.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=179d1c5602997fef5a940c6ddcf31212cbfebd14
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/21/2
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/179d1c5602997fef5a940c6ddcf31212cbfebd14
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=179d1c5602997fef5a940c6ddcf31212cbfebd14
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/21/2
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/179d1c5602997fef5a940c6ddcf31212cbfebd14