CVE-2017-17857

The check_stack_boundary function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging mishandling of invalid variable stack read operations.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ea25f914dc164c8d56b36147ecc86bc65f83c469	Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/21/2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ea25f914dc164c8d56b36147ecc86bc65f83c469	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ea25f914dc164c8d56b36147ecc86bc65f83c469	Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/21/2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ea25f914dc164c8d56b36147ecc86bc65f83c469	Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-12-27 17:08

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-17857

Mitre link : CVE-2017-17857

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-17857

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

debian

debian_linux

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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