CVE-2017-16996

Published: Dec 27, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel · Debian: Debian Linux

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	From 4.14 to 4.14.9

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 9.0

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (10)

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0c17d1d2c61936401f4702e1846e2c19b200f958

Source: security@debian.org

Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/21/2

Source: security@debian.org

Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102267

Source: security@debian.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1454

Source: security@debian.org

Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0c17d1d2c61936401f4702e1846e2c19b200f958

Source: security@debian.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0c17d1d2c61936401f4702e1846e2c19b200f958