VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-16996
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.40%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-12-27
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 register truncation mishandling.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Primary references
- security@debian.org — Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- security@debian.org — Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- security@debian.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- security@debian.org — Third Party Advisory
- security@debian.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory