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CVE-2017-16995

high · 7.8

The check_alu_op function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging incorrect sign extension.

7.8
CVSS
30.1%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
98th
EPSS percentile
2017-12-27
Published

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

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.9, < 4.9.72
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.10, < 4.14.9
debiandebian_linux9.0
canonicalubuntu_linux14.04
canonicalubuntu_linux16.04

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