CVE-2017-17856

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    CVE-2017-17856

    Published: 27 Dec 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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 the lack of stack-pointer alignment enforcement.

    References: http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a5ec6ae161d72f01411169a938fa5f8baea16e8f, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/21/2, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a5ec6ae161d72f01411169a938fa5f8baea16e8f

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    Attack Vector
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Low
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    Availability
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    High