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Vulnerability Details : 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 corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging incorrect sign extension.
Publish Date : 2017-12-27 Last Update Date : 2023-01-19
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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score
7.2
Confidentiality Impact Complete (There is total information disclosure, resulting in all system files being revealed.)
Integrity Impact Complete (There is a total compromise of system integrity. There is a complete loss of system protection, resulting in the entire system being compromised.)
Availability Impact Complete (There is a total shutdown of the affected resource. The attacker can render the resource completely unavailable.)
Access Complexity Low (Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. Very little knowledge or skill is required to exploit. )
Authentication Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access None
Vulnerability Type(s) Denial Of ServiceOverflowMemory corruption
CWE ID 119

- Products Affected By CVE-2017-16995

# Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
1 OS Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
2 OS Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
3 OS Debian Debian Linux 9.0 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
4 OS Linux Linux Kernel * * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 2
Debian Debian Linux 1
Linux Linux Kernel 1

- References For CVE-2017-16995

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/21/2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3633-1/
UBUNTU USN-3633-1
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45010/
EXPLOIT-DB 45010
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=95a762e2c8c942780948091f8f2a4f32fce1ac6f
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=a6132276ab5dcc38b3299082efeb25b948263adb CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102288
BID 102288 Linux Kernel CVE-2017-16995 Local Memory Corruption Vulnerability Release Date:2017-12-22
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/
UBUNTU USN-3619-2
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44298/
EXPLOIT-DB 44298
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3523-2/
UBUNTU USN-3523-2
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073
DEBIAN DSA-4073
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45058/
EXPLOIT-DB 45058
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/
UBUNTU USN-3619-1
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1454
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/95a762e2c8c942780948091f8f2a4f32fce1ac6f

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2017-16995

There are not any metasploit modules related to this CVE entry (Please visit www.metasploit.com for more information)


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