DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17864

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17864
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17864.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17864
Upstream
Published
2017-12-27T17:08:20Z
Modified
2025-09-25T01:21:46.466215Z
Summary
[none]
Details

kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 mishandles statesequal comparisons between the pointer data type and the UNKNOWNVALUE data type, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive address information, aka a "pointer leak."

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.14.7-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.14.7-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.14.7-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.14.7-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}