ghsa-hgxc-xf8h-8v3q
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-17 01:09
Modified
2025-04-20 03:38
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details

The do_check function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.1 does not make the allow_ptr_leaks value available for restricting the output of the print_bpf_insn function, which allows local users to obtain sensitive address information via crafted bpf system calls.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-9150"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-200"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-05-22T22:29:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The do_check function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.1 does not make the allow_ptr_leaks value available for restricting the output of the print_bpf_insn function, which allows local users to obtain sensitive address information via crafted bpf system calls.",
  "id": "GHSA-hgxc-xf8h-8v3q",
  "modified": "2025-04-20T03:38:04Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T01:09:27Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9150"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0d0e57697f162da4aa218b5feafe614fb666db07"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1251"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42048"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0d0e57697f162da4aa218b5feafe614fb666db07"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.11.1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98635"
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  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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