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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-17864): Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-17864): Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
12/27/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/09/2018
Modified
08/25/2021

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)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-1005-azure
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-1006-gcp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-1011-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-1015-oem
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-25-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-25-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-26-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-26-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-26-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-azure
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gcp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-16-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gke
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-raspi2

References

  • USN-3523-1
  • USN-3523-2
  • USN-3523-3
  • USN-3619-1
  • USN-3619-2
  • USN-3633-1
  • 102320
  • 1040059
  • DSA-4073
  • CVE-2017-17864
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