CVE-2017-16995
Linux Kernel BPF Checker Denial of Service Memory Corruption
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 27, 2017, 5:08 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2017-16995
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
CVE-2017-16995 vulnerability.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-16995 has a 108 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-16995.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-16995 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-16995
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-16995 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-16995 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=95a762e2c8c942780948091f8f2a4f32fce1ac6f Added Reference http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/21/2 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102288 Added Reference https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1454 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=a6132276ab5dcc38b3299082efeb25b948263adb Added Reference https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/95a762e2c8c942780948091f8f2a4f32fce1ac6f Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3633-1/ Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3523-2/ Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073 Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44298/ Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45010/ Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45058/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 19, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/21/2 Mailing List http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/21/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=a6132276ab5dcc38b3299082efeb25b948263adb No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=a6132276ab5dcc38b3299082efeb25b948263adb Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3633-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3633-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3523-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3523-2/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44298/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44298/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45010/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45010/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45058/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45058/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.14.8 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.9 up to (excluding) 4.9.72 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.10 up to (excluding) 4.14.9 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description The check_alu_op function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging incorrect sign extension. 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. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=a6132276ab5dcc38b3299082efeb25b948263adb [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 28, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45058/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 14, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45010/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 25, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3633-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 07, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 06, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 21, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44298/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 13, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3523-2/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 09, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=95a762e2c8c942780948091f8f2a4f32fce1ac6f No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=95a762e2c8c942780948091f8f2a4f32fce1ac6f Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102288 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102288 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/95a762e2c8c942780948091f8f2a4f32fce1ac6f No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/95a762e2c8c942780948091f8f2a4f32fce1ac6f Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1454 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1454 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/21/2 No Types Assigned http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/21/2 Mailing List Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.14.8 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102288 [No Types Assigned]
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Base CVSS Score: 7.2
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
82.62 }} -1.64%
score
0.99179
percentile