Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2017-17864

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."

  • Published: Dec 27, 2017
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2017-17864
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 2.1
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel - 4.14.8.x
debian / debian_linux 9.0 9.0.x