Pointer Validation Vulnerability in Linux Kernel 4.9.x through 4.9.71

CVE-2017-17863 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x through 4.9.71 does not check the relationship between pointer values and the BPF stack, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow or invalid memory access) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

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