7.8
HIGH
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 :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:17 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-16995 has a 99 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-16995 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
: Total Affected Vendor : 3 | Products : 3
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.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=95a762e2c8c942780948091f8f2a4f32fce1ac6f Vendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/21/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102288 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1454 Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=a6132276ab5dcc38b3299082efeb25b948263adb Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/95a762e2c8c942780948091f8f2a4f32fce1ac6f Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3633-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3523-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073 Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44298/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45010/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45058/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=95a762e2c8c942780948091f8f2a4f32fce1ac6f Vendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/21/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102288 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1454 Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=a6132276ab5dcc38b3299082efeb25b948263adb Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/95a762e2c8c942780948091f8f2a4f32fce1ac6f Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3633-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3523-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073 Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44298/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45010/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45058/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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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Rai2en/OSCP-Notes

A collection of study notes and resources for the Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) certification exam. Includes summaries, key concepts, and practical tips.

Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago
6 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 23, 2024, 5:46 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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a-roshbaik/Linux-Privilege-Escalation-Exploits

None

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Updated: 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
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HaxorSecInfec/autoroot.sh

Auto Root / Privilege Escalation Exploit

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Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
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hungslab/awd-tools

一些与awd竞赛相关的一些脚本，和经验笔记。

Python PHP Shell C CSS JavaScript

Updated: 5 months, 4 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 28, 2024, 3:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 18 different CVEs too.
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DanielShmu/OSCP-Cheat-Sheet

None

Updated: 7 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 24, 2024, 3:55 a.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.
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pradeepavula/Linux-Exploits-LES-

None

Shell

Updated: 9 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
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khansiddique/VulnHub-Boot2root-CTFs-Writeups

Walkthroughs and notes of 'boot to root' CTFs mostly from VulnHub that I did for learning Pentesting.

Updated: 9 months, 4 weeks ago
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ZhiQiAnSecFork/cve-2017-16995

None

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Updated: 11 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 15, 2023, 12:30 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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mareks1007/cve-2017-16995

None

Updated: 11 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 13, 2023, 6:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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AabyssZG/AWD-Guide

从零学习AWD比赛指导手册以及AWD脚本整理

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Updated: 9 hours, 1 minute ago
431 stars 29 fork 29 watcher
Born at : Oct. 13, 2023, 6:37 a.m. This repo has been linked 18 different CVEs too.
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bryanqb07/oscp_notes

None

Shell

Updated: 4 weeks, 2 days ago
3 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Sept. 13, 2023, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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hktalent/bug-bounty

bounty collection

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Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
28 stars 5 fork 5 watcher
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0dayhunter/Linux-exploit-suggester

Linux privilege escalation auditing tool

Shell

Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago
18 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Aug. 20, 2023, 12:27 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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tninh27/Lab

Lab CTF Pentest

Updated: 1 year, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
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alian87/linux-kernel-exploits

None

C Shell Python Ruby Makefile HTML

Updated: 1 year, 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 14, 2023, 7:23 p.m. This repo has been linked 50 different CVEs too.

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.

  • 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]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} 0.00%

score

0.15123

percentile

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