Improper Input Validation Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,4.14.9)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3004800
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed27 Dec 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 27 Dec 2017

CVE-2017-17862  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 4.14.9 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 ignores unreachable code, even though it would still be processed by JIT compilers. This behavior, also considered an improper branch-pruning logic issue, could possibly be used by local users for denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

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