vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2017-17857)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 23, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 23, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
The check_stack_boundary function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging mishandling of invalid variable stack read operations.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-17857
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-17857
- URL-http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ea25f914dc164c8d56b36147ecc86bc65f83c469
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/21/2
- URL-https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ea25f914dc164c8d56b36147ecc86bc65f83c469
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201801-1
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201801-3
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201801-4
- CWE-119
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