High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 27, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-17857
CVE-2017-17857
Description
The check_stack_boundary function in 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 mishandling of invalid variable stack read operations.
Patches
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Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ea25f914dc164c8d56b36147ecc86bc65f83c469nvdPatchThird 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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