vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-17863): Linux kernel vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 27, 2017 | Jan 9, 2018 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 27, 2017
Added
Jan 9, 2018
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x through 4.9.71 does not check the relationship between pointer values and the BPF stack, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow or invalid memory access) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-1005-azureubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-1006-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-1011-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-1015-oemubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-25-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-25-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-26-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-26-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-26-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-azureubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-16-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gkeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oemubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-raspi2
References
Rapid7 Labs
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