7.2
CVSSv2

CVE-2017-17857

Published: 27/12/2017 Updated: 07/02/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 641
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

The check_stack_boundary function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel up to and including 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.

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linux linux kernel

debian debian linux 9.0

Vendor Advisories

The check_stack_boundary function in kernel/bpf/verifierc in the Linux kernel through 4148 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 ...
The check_stack_boundary function in kernel/bpf/verifierc in the Linux kernel before 4149 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 ...