CVE-2017-17864

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…

published December 23, 2017

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
32.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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."

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00397 · 32.5th percentile
Published
2017-12-23T17:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 23 DEC 17:00Z
    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…
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