High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 27, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-17854
CVE-2017-17854
Description
kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging unrestricted integer values for pointer arithmetic.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bb7f0f989ca7de1153bd128a40a71709e339fa03nvdPatchThird 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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