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CVE-2017-17855

Published: 27 December 2017

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.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
artful Not vulnerable

trusty Not vulnerable

xenial Not vulnerable

zesty Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:
Introduced by

f1174f77b50c94eecaa658fdc56fa69b421de4b8

Fixed by 179d1c5602997fef5a940c6ddcf31212cbfebd14
linux-armadaxp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team
linux-aws
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
artful Does not exist

trusty Not vulnerable

xenial Not vulnerable

zesty Does not exist

linux-azure
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
artful Does not exist

trusty Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1013.13~16.04.2)
zesty Does not exist

linux-flo
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
xenial Ignored
(abandoned)
zesty Does not exist

linux-gcp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

xenial Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1014.14~16.04.1)
zesty Does not exist

linux-gke
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

xenial Not vulnerable

zesty Does not exist

linux-goldfish
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
xenial Not vulnerable

zesty Ignored
(end of life)
linux-grouper
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-hwe
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

xenial Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-24.26~16.04.1)
zesty Does not exist

linux-hwe-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

xenial Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-24.26~16.04.1)
zesty Does not exist

linux-euclid
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
xenial Ignored
(was needed ESM criteria)
zesty Does not exist

linux-kvm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
xenial Not vulnerable

zesty Does not exist

linux-linaro-omap
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-linaro-shared
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-linaro-vexpress
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-lts-quantal
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team
linux-lts-raring
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-lts-saucy
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team
linux-lts-trusty
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-lts-utopic
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-lts-vivid
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-lts-wily
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-lts-xenial
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Not vulnerable

upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-maguro
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-mako
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
xenial Ignored
(abandoned)
zesty Does not exist

linux-manta
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-oem
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
xenial Not vulnerable

zesty Does not exist

linux-qcm-msm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-raspi2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
xenial Not vulnerable

zesty Ignored
(end of life)
linux-snapdragon
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
xenial Not vulnerable

zesty Ignored
(end of life)
linux-ti-omap4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc5)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H