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CVE-2017-16995

INDEX BUILT · 2026-09-20

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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…

CVE-2017-169954 of 4 sources documented this
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rank 47 = 20 + 20 + 1 + 6 + 0

rank@v1 · this cycle

Someone is already using it

CISA KEV catalog · public proof-of-concept · FIRST EPSS

EPSS 0.30052  ·  without this subject the record ranks 27

What it costs you if it fires

NVD CVSS base score, then the CNA's own

CVSS 7.8, from NVD  ·  without this subject the record ranks 27

It is getting worse, not staying still

FIRST EPSS series, rescorings and bad loads removed

rose on 2025-12-26  ·  without this subject the record ranks 46

How much of the world it touches

NVD CPE configurations

5 products in the CPE ranges  ·  without this subject the record ranks 41

Someone else already set the date

CISA KEV remediation due date

no CISA due date  ·  without this subject the record ranks 47

Unaudited dollar value2 of 3 inputs carry a receipt
Exposure$1.50Mover the next 30 days, if this record is yours
Movement-$1.70Mon 2022-02-04, the last material move, 4 years, 4 months before this reading
Basisassumeda published average, not your estate

$1.50M = $4.99M incident cost x 1 exposure x 0.30052 likelihood

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Hindsight · the state

0.30052EPSSNOT IN KEVas of 2026-09-20
Severity7.8 HIGHreceipt
Harmtotal lossreceipt
Exploitationpublic proof-of-conceptreceipt
Defenseunaffected versions publishedreceipt
Movementthreshold crossedreceipt
STEADY10Holding near 0.30 across 37 observations. arc-rules@v1

Foresight · where to check next

CVE-2017-1000253Apple iOSMicrosoft WindowsCVE-2022-22706Microsoft WindowsQualcomm, Inc.16995

This record is one instance of CWE-119, improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer. The index holds 14297 prior instances of this class, 57 KEV-listed. The nearest of its KEV-listed records are drawn beside this. taxonomy@v1

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Reachneeds local access · low privileges required · no user interaction · low attack complexityreceipt
ImpactComplete confidentiality, integrity and availability lossreceipt
Scored fromCVSS v3.1 · NVD's vectorreceipt
Weakness classCWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Bufferreceipt
Published consequencesCWE-119: Integrity, Confidentiality, Availability: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands, Modify Memory; Availability, Confidentiality: Read Memory, DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart, DoS: Resource…[email protected]

CISA KEV & Federal Remediation Deadline from the record and CISA

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First unaffected version, by branchkernel 4.14.9; kernel 4.9.72receipt
Patch available sinceNo dated patch-availability record in held sources. The index holds reference URLs without dates and only the current revision of the CVE record, so the day a fix first existed cannot be derived. Only the versions it landed in.

Exploit Status & Known PoCs a ladder, not a score

Current rung: Proof-of-concept published · 15 public repositories, 2018-03-19.

  • RUNG 1Nothing observed in held sources
  • RUNG 2Proof-of-concept published · 15 public repositories2018-03-19receipt
  • RUNG 3Exploited in the wild · CISA KEV listed
  • RUNG 4Ransomware campaign use known

Authority who says so

CVSS, NVD7.8 HIGHreceipt
Exploit probability0.30052 · top 2% of all CVEsreceipt
Blast breadth3 products across 3 vendorsderived
Assigned bydebianreceipt
Recorded changes40 · last 19 Sep 2026derived

Affected & Fixed Versions as published

Named in the CPE rangesLinux kernel; Debian linux; Canonical ubuntu linuxreceipt
Published rangeslinux kernel >= 4.9 < 4.9.72; linux kernel >= 4.10 < 4.14.9; debian linux 9.0; canonical ubuntu linux 14.04receipt
Show all 5 published ranges
linux kernel >= 4.9 < 4.9.72
linux kernel >= 4.10 < 4.14.9
debian linux 9.0
canonical ubuntu linux 14.04
canonical ubuntu linux 16.04

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What it is stated by the CNA

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. receipt

NVD's analysis a second authority

severity
7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
weakness
CWE-119
affected versions
linux kernel >= 4.9 < 4.9.72; linux kernel >= 4.10 < 4.14.9; debian linux 9.0; and 2 more, listed in full below

check it yourself exploit-db.com github.com usn.ubuntu.com bugs.chromium.org usn.ubuntu.com securityfocus.com +8 morereceipt

Dated events

2021-09-14EPSS moved 0.36 to 0.072025-03-17EPSS moved 0.00 to 0.852026-06-15EPSS moved 0.84 to 0.30

Movement the material steps

14 Apr 20210.36269
14 Sep 20210.07151 · crossed 0.10
16 Sep 20210.36269 · crossed 0.10
4 Feb 20220.02195 · crossed 0.10
7 Mar 20234.8e-4 · scoring model v2023.03.01
17 Mar 20250.84506 · crossed 0.10 and 0.50 · scoring model v2025.03.14
15 Jun 20260.30052 · crossed 0.50 · scoring model v2026.06.15

This score more than doubled inside 72 hours. Both observations are in the full history below.

Show all 37 observations
14 Apr 20210.36269
14 Sep 20210.07151
16 Sep 20210.36269
4 Feb 20220.02195
7 Mar 20234.8e-4
8 Mar 20230.00048
17 Dec 20240.00044
17 Mar 20250.84506
21 Mar 20250.83741
15 Apr 20250.83021
15 Jun 20250.82516
22 Jun 20250.83132
4 Jul 20250.82714
6 Jul 20250.84267
9 Aug 20250.82624
20 Aug 20250.82849
2 Sep 20250.82624
7 Sep 20250.81517
18 Oct 20250.822
23 Oct 20250.81762
25 Oct 20250.81761
31 Oct 20250.81517
1 Nov 20250.82457
1 Dec 20250.82988
26 Dec 20250.86553
6 Jan 20260.858
8 Jan 20260.82988
17 Jan 20260.83668
18 Feb 20260.83873
25 Feb 20260.83668
8 Mar 20260.82817
21 Mar 20260.83271
31 Mar 20260.82817
22 May 20260.84201
26 May 20260.84411
31 May 20260.84048
15 Jun 20260.30052

37 observations held. A highlighted step crossed a promotion threshold. A step marked with a scoring model moved because the instrument was replaced, not because the vulnerability changed. receipt

The full biography

EPSS 0.30052Published2017-12-22Public PoC2018-03-19Index as of2026-06-15

Exploit probability more than doubled between 2021-09-14 and 2021-09-16 (0.07151 → 0.36269) and the record had been public for 8 years, 5 months when this index was last written.

Published 2017-12-22 receipt · Public PoC 2018-03-19 receipt · Index as of 2026-06-15 derived

The pattern, elsewhere

This record is one instance of CWE-119, improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer. The index holds 14297 prior instances of this class, 57 KEV-listed. The nearest of its KEV-listed records are drawn beside this. [email protected]

CVE-2017-1000253matches 8 of 8KEV listed · 2017receipt
CVE-2026-20700 · Apple iOS and iPadOSmatches 8 of 8KEV listed · 2026receipt
CVE-2023-36033 · Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809matches 8 of 8KEV listed · 2023receipt
CVE-2022-22706matches 8 of 8KEV listed · 2022receipt
CVE-2021-31979 · Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507matches 8 of 8KEV listed · 2021receipt
CVE-2023-33106 · Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragonmatches 7 of 8KEV listed · 2023receipt

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