High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 27, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-17855
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- 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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