ubuntu-cve-2017-17863
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2017-12-27 00:00
Modified
2025-01-13 10:21
Summary
Details

kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x through 4.9.71 does not check the relationship between pointer values and the BPF stack, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow or invalid memory access) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "ubuntu_priority": "high"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "linux-flo",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-flo@3.4.0-5.23?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.4.0-5.19",
        "3.4.0-5.22",
        "3.4.0-5.23"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "ubuntu_priority": "high"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "linux-mako",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-mako@3.4.0-7.44?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.4.0-7.39",
        "3.4.0-7.40",
        "3.4.0-7.41",
        "3.4.0-7.44"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x through 4.9.71 does not check the relationship between pointer values and the BPF stack, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow or invalid memory access) or possibly have unspecified other impact.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17863",
  "modified": "2025-01-13T10:21:30Z",
  "published": "2017-12-27T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17863"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/24/1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.spinics.net/lists/stable/msg206985.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3523-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3523-2"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3523-3"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17863"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "CVE-2017-17863",
    "USN-3523-1",
    "USN-3523-2",
    "USN-3523-3"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.6.3",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "withdrawn": "2025-06-23T15:53:03Z"
}



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