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CVE-2017-17854
CVE-2017-17854
PUBLISHED
Reported by mitre · Published December 23, 2017
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.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux-azure | Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | 4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1 |
| linux_kernel | linux | 4.14.9 |
| linux-azure | Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | 4.15.0-1013.13~16.04.2 |
| linux-gcp | Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | 4.15.0-1014.14~16.04.1 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | * |
| arch | linux | 0 |
| arch | linux-hardened | 0 |
| arch | linux-lts | 4.9.73-1 |
| arch | linux-zen | 0 |
Timeline
- Dec 23, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Jun 1, 2026 Security Advisory
- Oct 1, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
- Oct 4, 2026 CVE Updated
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