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CVE-2017-13216

Published: 12 January 2018

In ashmem_ioctl of ashmem.c, there is an out-of-bounds write due to insufficient locking when accessing asma. This could lead to a local elevation of privilege enabling code execution as a privileged process with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-66954097.

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
in ashmem driver, which is only available under
CONFIG_ANDROID, which ubuntu kernels do not enable

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(android config only)
bionic Not vulnerable
(android config only)
trusty Not vulnerable
(android config only)
upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Not vulnerable
(android config only)
Patches:
Introduced by

11980c2ac4ccfad21a5f8ee9e12059f1e687bb40

Fixed by 443064cb0b1fb4569fe0a71209da7625129fb760
linux-armadaxp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Does not exist

This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team
linux-aws
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1001.1)
trusty Not vulnerable
(android config only)
upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Not vulnerable
(android config only)
linux-azure
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1002.2)
trusty Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1)
upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Not vulnerable
(android config only)
linux-euclid
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Not vulnerable
(android config only)
linux-flo
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Ignored
(abandoned)
linux-gcp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1001.1)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Not vulnerable
(android config only)
linux-gke
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Not vulnerable
(android config only)
linux-goldfish
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
linux-grouper
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Not vulnerable

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Not vulnerable
(android config only)
linux-hwe-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic
Released (4.18.0-8.9~18.04.1)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Not vulnerable
(android config only)
linux-kvm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1002.2)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Not vulnerable
(android config only)
linux-linaro-omap
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Does not exist

linux-linaro-shared
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Does not exist

linux-linaro-vexpress
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-quantal
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Does not exist

This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team
linux-lts-raring
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-saucy
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Does not exist

This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team
linux-lts-trusty
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-utopic
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-vivid
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [android config only])
upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-wily
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-xenial
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

trusty Not vulnerable
(android config only)
upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Does not exist

linux-maguro
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Does not exist

linux-mako
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Ignored
(abandoned)
linux-manta
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oem
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1002.3)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Not vulnerable
(android config only)
linux-qcm-msm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Does not exist

linux-raspi2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(android config only)
bionic Not vulnerable
(android config only)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Not vulnerable
(android config only)
linux-snapdragon
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(android config only)
bionic Not vulnerable

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Not vulnerable
(android config only)
linux-ti-omap4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.15~rc8)
xenial Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H