CVE-2017-17862
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Dec 23, 2017
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Reserved
- Dec 23, 2017
Description
kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 ignores unreachable code, even though it would still be processed by JIT compilers. This behavior, also considered an improper branch-pruning logic issue, could possibly be used by local users for denial of service.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c131187db2d3fa2f8bf32fdf4e9a4ef805168467
- USN-3619-2vendor-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c131187db2d3fa2f8bf32fdf4e9a4ef805168467
- https://www.spinics.net/lists/stable/msg206984.html
- 102325vdb-entry
- DSA-4073vendor-advisory
- USN-3523-2vendor-advisory
- https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/kernel/linux.git/tree/debian/patches/bugfix/all/bpf-fix-branch-pruning-logic.patch?h=stretch-security
- USN-3619-1vendor-advisory
- 1040057vdb-entry
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