CVE-2017-17864 (GCVE-0-2017-17864)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-12-23 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 21:06
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Summary
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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