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 Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 3.3
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Dec 23, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Feb 19, 2019 | Dec 27, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-source-azure | Feb 9, 2018 | Dec 27, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-4.13.0-26-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1015-oemUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-25-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-26-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1006-gcpUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.13.0-26-genericUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-25-genericUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1005-azureUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1011-raspi2 | Jan 9, 2018 | Dec 27, 2017 |
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