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UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17862

kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 ignores unreachable code, even though it would still be processed by JIT compilers. This beha...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 ignores unreachable code, even though it would still be processed by JIT compilers. This behavior, also considered an improper branch-pruning logic issue, could possibly be used by local users for denial of service.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-aws

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.4.0-1016.16"}]}]

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-xenial

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.4.0-119.143~14.04.1"}]}]

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.4.0-119.143"}]}]

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-aws

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.4.0-1054.63"}]}]

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-azure

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.13.0-1005.7"}]}]

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-gcp

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.13.0-1006.9"}]}]

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-hwe

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.13.0-32.35~16.04.1"}]}]

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-kvm

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.4.0-1020.25"}]}]

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-oem

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.13.0-1015.16"}]}]

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-raspi2

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.4.0-1086.94"}]}]

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-snapdragon

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.4.0-1088.93"}]}]

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:16.04:LTS linux-fips

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.4.0-1008.10"}]}]

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fde