CVE-2017-17864

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 12
Modified
Published: 23 Dec 2017, 17:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 21:06

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
13/100
CVSS Score
3.3 LOW
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.09% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

23 Dec 2017, 17:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 21:06
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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."

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•LOW•Score: 3.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.09%• Percentile: 25%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-200•Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

    The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    9.0

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 4.14.8

References (6)