#VU37733 Buffer overflow in Debian Linux - CVE-2017-17853 

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#VU37733 Buffer overflow in Debian Linux - CVE-2017-17853

Published: December 27, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU37733
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17853
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Debian Linux
Software vendor:
Debian

Description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

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 BPF_RSH signed bounds calculations.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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