PT-2017-15048 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Jann Horn · Published 2017-12-23 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2017-17854

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions through 4.14.8

Description The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, which may include integer overflow and memory corruption, or possibly have other unspecified impacts. This is achieved by leveraging unrestricted integer values for pointer arithmetic in the kernel/bpf/verifier.c component.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions through 4.14.8, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue to prevent potential denial of service or other unspecified impacts.

Fix

DoS

Integer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-190

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2018-1016

CVE-2017-17854

MGASA-2018-0062

MGASA-2018-0063

MGASA-2018-0064

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10728-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13704-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Linux Kernel

References · 233

• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bb7f0f989ca7de1153bd128a40a71709e339fa03 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-17854 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17854 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17854 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17854 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17854 · Security Note
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0064.html · Security Note
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0063.html · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2018-0062 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2018-0064 · Vendor Advisory
• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=bb7f0f989ca7de1153bd128a40a71709e339fa03 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17854 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10728-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17854 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2018-0063 · Vendor Advisory