DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17864

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2017-17864
Downstream
DSA-4073-1
Published: 27 Dec 2017, 17:08
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:17

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
13/100
CVSS Score
3.3 LOW
3.0 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

27 Dec 2017, 17:08
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:17
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

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 4.14.7-1 | < 4.14.7-1 | < 4.14.7-1 | < 4.14.7-1

References (1)