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CVE-2017-16995
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…
High7.8EPSS 30.1%
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- debian
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 30.1% · top 1.8% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- incorrect sign extension
- CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs
Affected products
n/a
- affected through 4.4
References (14)
- 45058 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/95a762e2c8c942780948091f8f2a4f32fce1ac6f (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-3619-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1454 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-3633-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 102288 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 44298 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 45010 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- DSA-4073 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- USN-3523-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/21/2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-3619-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=95a762e2c8c942780948091f8f2a4f32fce1ac6f (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=a6132276ab5dcc38b3299082efeb25b948263adb (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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