vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-17864): Linux kernel vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Dec 27, 2017 | Jan 9, 2018 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Dec 27, 2017
Added
Jan 9, 2018
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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."
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
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