High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 27, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-17853

Description

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 incorrect BPF_RSH signed bounds calculations.

Affected products

Debian/Debian Linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux/Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: >=4.14,<4.14.9

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4374f256ce8182019353c0c639bb8d0695b4c941nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdVendor Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/21/2nvdMailing List

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