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Debian: CVE-2017-17864: linux -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2017-17864: linux -- security update

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
12/27/2017
Created
03/19/2019
Added
02/19/2019
Modified
02/24/2020

Description

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."

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-linux

References

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