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% · 24.9th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.09%
24.9th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-azure0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-hwe4.13.0-45.50~16.04.1, 4.8.0-39.42~16.04.1, 4.8.0-41.44~16.04.1
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-azure4.11.0-1009.9, 4.11.0-1011.11, 4.11.0-1013.13
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-gcp4.10.0-1004.4, 4.10.0-1006.6, 4.10.0-1007.7

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