The check_alu_op function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging incorrect sign extension.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Dec 22, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Feb 19, 2019 | Dec 27, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-docs | May 20, 2018 | Dec 27, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-25-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1015-oemUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1088-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-25-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1020-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1086-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-9026-euclidUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1011-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-euclidUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1006-gcpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1054-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-26-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.13.0-26-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1005-azureUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-26-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1016-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb | Jan 9, 2018 | Dec 27, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Dec 22, 2017 |
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