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CVE-2017-17864

CVE-2017-17864 REJECTED

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."

EPSS 0.09% · 25.0th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.09%
25.0th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-azure0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-hwe4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1, 4.8.0-41.44~16.04.1, 4.8.0-44.47~16.04.1
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-azure4.11.0-1011.11, 4.11.0-1013.13, 4.11.0-1014.14
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-gcp4.10.0-1007.7, 4.10.0-1009.9, 4.13.0-1002.5

Timeline

  • Dec 23, 2017 CVE Published
  • Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
  • May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
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  • Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
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