CVE-2017-16996 (GCVE-0-2017-16996)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-12-22 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 20:43
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging register truncation mishandling.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- did not properly handle register truncation to a smaller size
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/d… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torva… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0c17d1d2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102267 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/21/2 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Linux kernel through 4.14.8 |
Affected:
Linux kernel through 4.14.8
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Date Public
2017-12-22 00:00
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