CVE-2017-16996
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Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Linux kernel through 4.14.8 | Linux kernel through 4.14.8 | affected |
Weaknesses
- did not properly handle register truncation to a smaller size
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1454
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0c17d1d2c61936401f4702e1846e2c19b200f958
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0c17d1d2c61936401f4702e1846e2c19b200f958
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102267
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/21/2
References
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1454
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0c17d1d2c61936401f4702e1846e2c19b200f958
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0c17d1d2c61936401f4702e1846e2c19b200f958
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102267
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/21/2
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