--- title: "CVE-2017-17712\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17712?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2017-17712 Publication date 15 December 2017 Last updated 4 July 2026 --- Ubuntu priority **High** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) ## Cvss 3 Severity Score **7.0 · High** [Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17712?format=md#impact-score) Toggle side navigation ## Description The raw\_sendmsg() function in net/ipv4/raw.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.6 has a race condition in inet->hdrincl that leads to uninitialized stack pointer usage; this allows a local user to execute code and gain privileges. ### From the Ubuntu Security Team Mohamed Ghannam discovered that the IPv4 raw socket implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race condition leading to uninitialized pointer usage. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17712?format=md#notes) ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | linux-aws-fips | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy FIPS Updates | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal FIPS | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic FIPS | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-azure-fips | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy FIPS Updates | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal FIPS | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic FIPS | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-gcp-fips | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy FIPS Updates | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal FIPS | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic FIPS | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Fixed 4.13.0-36.40 | | 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4.4.0-116.140 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected | | linux-aws | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4.4.0-1052.61 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 4.4.0-1014.14 | | linux-aws-5.15 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-aws-5.4 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-aws-6.8 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-aws-hwe | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-azure | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4.13.0-1011.14 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected | | linux-azure-4.15 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-azure-5.15 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-azure-5.4 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-azure-6.8 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-azure-fde | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored end of standard support, was ignored [superseded by linux-azure-fde-5.15] | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-azure-fde-5.15 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-bluefield | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-euclid | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4.4.0-9025.27 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-fips | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy FIPS Updates | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal FIPS | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic FIPS | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial FIPS | Fixed 4.4.0-1017.22~recert1 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-flo | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-gcp | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4.13.0-1011.15 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-gcp-4.15 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-gcp-5.15 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-gcp-5.4 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-gcp-6.8 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-gke | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored end of kernel support | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support, was needed | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-gkeop | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-gkeop-5.15 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-goldfish | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-grouper | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-hwe | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4.13.0-41.46~16.04.1 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-hwe-5.15 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-hwe-5.4 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-hwe-6.8 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-hwe-edge | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4.13.0-36.40~16.04.1 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-ibm | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-ibm-5.15 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-ibm-5.4 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-intel | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-intel-iot-realtime | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy Real-time | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-intel-iotg | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-iot | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-kvm | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4.4.0-1019.24 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-lowlatency | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-lts-quantal | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-lts-raring | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-lts-saucy | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-lts-trusty | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-lts-utopic | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-lts-vivid | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-lts-wily | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-lts-xenial | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 4.4.0-116.140~14.04.1 | | linux-maguro | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-mako | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-manta | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-nvidia | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-nvidia-6.5 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-nvidia-6.8 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-oem | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Not in release | | 17.04 zesty | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4.13.0-1021.23 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-oem-6.11 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-oem-6.8 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-oracle | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-oracle-5.15 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-oracle-5.4 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-oracle-6.8 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-raspi | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-raspi-5.4 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-raspi-realtime | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble Real-time | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-raspi2 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored end of standard support, was ignored [replaced by linux-raspi] | | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Fixed 4.13.0-1014.15 | | 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4.4.0-1085.93 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-realtime | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy Real-time | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-riscv | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored end of kernel support | | 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored end of standard support, was ignored [superseded by linux-riscv-5.8] | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-riscv-5.15 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-riscv-6.8 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-snapdragon | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Fixed 4.4.0-1088.93 | | 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4.4.0-1087.92 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) * [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17712?format=md#patch-details) ## Notes --- ### [seth-arnold](https://launchpad.net/~seth-arnold) I haven't tested the exploit; 'high' may or may not be appropriate for our kernels. Please feel free to re-adjust. ### Patch details For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) | Package | Patch details | | --- | --- | | linux | * Introduced by [c008ba5](https://git.kernel.org/linus/c008ba5bdc9fa830e1a349b20b0be5a137bdef7a), fixed by [8f659a0](https://git.kernel.org/linus/8f659a03a0ba9289b9aeb9b4470e6fb263d6f483) | ## Severity score breakdown CVSS version: CVSS v3.0 **Base score** 7.0 · High * Base metrics | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Attack vector | Local | | Attack complexity | High | | Privileges required | Low | | User interaction | None | | Scope | Unchanged | | Confidentiality impact | High | | Integrity impact | High | | Availability impact | High | * Scores | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Base score | 7.0 · High | | Exploitability score | - | | Impact score | - | **Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-17712) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17712) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-17712) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17712) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-3581-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3581-1) + Linux kernel vulnerabilities + 22 February 2018 + [USN-3582-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3582-2) + Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities + 22 February 2018 + [USN-3581-3](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3581-3) + Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities + 23 February 2018 + [USN-3582-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3582-1) + Linux kernel vulnerabilities + 22 February 2018 + [USN-3581-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3581-2) + Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities + 22 February 2018 ### Other references * * * *