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CVE ID:CVE-2017-17864
Description:kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 mishandles states_equal comparisons between the pointer data type and the UNKNOWN_VALUE data type, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive address information, aka a "pointer leak."
Test IDs: None available
Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-17864
BugTraq ID: 102320
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102320
Debian Security Information: DSA-4073 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/kernel/linux.git/commit/?h=stretch-security&id=ad775f6ff7eebb93eedc2f592bc974260e7757b0
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/kernel/linux.git/tree/debian/patches/bugfix/all/bpf-verifier-fix-states_equal-comparison-of-pointer-and-unknown.patch?h=stretch-security
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040059
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3523-2/




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