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CVE-2017-17864

LOW
3.3
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

kernel/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."

CWE-200Information Exposure

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:4.14.7-1CVE-2017-17864
Fixed in:4.14.7-1CVE-2017-17864
Fixed in:4.14.7-1CVE-2017-17864
Fixed in:4.14.7-1CVE-2017-17864
linux-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:4.13.0-1005.7USN-3523-2
linux-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.13.0-1006.9USN-3523-2
linux-hweUbuntu
Fixed in:4.13.0-26.29~16.04.2USN-3523-2
linux-image-4.13.0-1005-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:4.13.0-1005.7USN-3523-2
linux-image-4.13.0-1006-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.13.0-1006.9USN-3523-2
linux-image-4.13.0-1015-oemUbuntu
Fixed in:4.13.0-1015.16USN-3523-2
linux-image-4.13.0-26-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:4.13.0-26.29~16.04.2USN-3523-2
linux-image-4.13.0-26-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:4.13.0-26.29~16.04.2USN-3523-2
linux-image-4.13.0-26-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:4.13.0-26.29~16.04.2USN-3523-2
linux-oemUbuntu
Fixed in:4.13.0-1015.16USN-3523-2

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.38%probability of exploitation in 30 days
30thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 30% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references1

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