kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 mishandles states_equal comparisons between the pointer data type and the UNKNOWN_VALUE data type, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive address information, aka a "pointer leak."
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-12-23T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T21:06:48.961Z

Reserved: 2017-12-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-17864

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-12-27T17:08:20.560

Modified: 2018-01-13T02:29:13.473

Link: CVE-2017-17864

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-12-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-17864 - Bugzilla