High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 27, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-17855

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 improper use of pointers in place of scalars.

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Affected products

Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=4.14,<4.14.9
- (no CPE)range: <=4.14.8
osv-coords
pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
Range: < 5.14.6-1.4

Patches

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References

github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/179d1c5602997fef5a940c6ddcf31212cbfebd14nvdPatchThird 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 ListThird Party Advisory

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