CVE-2017-18255
Published: 31 March 2018
The perf_cpu_time_max_percent_handler function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large value, as demonstrated by an incorrect sample-rate calculation.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that an integer overflow existed in the perf subsystem of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(4.11.0-10.15)
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.13.0-16.19)
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-20.21)
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(3.13.0-157.207)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-130.156)
|
|
|
Patches: Introduced by 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 |
||
|
linux-aws Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1001.1)
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1007.7)
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(4.4.0-1024.25)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-1062.71)
|
|
|
linux-azure Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1002.2)
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1009.9)
|
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.11.0-1009.9)
|
|
|
linux-azure-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-1003.3~18.04.1)
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1002.2)
|
|
|
linux-euclid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(was needed ESM criteria)
|
|
|
linux-flo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
|
linux-gcp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1001.1)
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1006.6)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.13.0-1002.5)
|
|
|
linux-gke Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(was needed now end-of-life)
|
|
|
linux-goldfish Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(was needed now end-of-life)
|
|
|
linux-grouper Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.13.0-26.29~16.04.2)
|
|
|
linux-hwe-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-8.9~18.04.1)
|
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.13.0-26.29~16.04.2)
|
|
|
linux-kvm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1002.2)
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1008.8)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-1029.34)
|
|
|
linux-lts-trusty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-utopic Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [out of standard support])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-vivid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [out of standard support])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-wily Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [out of standard support])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-xenial Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(4.4.0-130.156~14.04.1)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-maguro Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-mako Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
|
linux-manta Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-oem Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1002.3)
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1004.5)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.13.0-1008.9)
|
|
|
linux-raspi2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(4.13.0-1004.4)
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.13.0-1005.5)
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1010.11)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-1092.100)
|
|
|
linux-snapdragon Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Released
(4.4.0-1095.100)
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.11~rc1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-1095.100)
|
|
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 |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-18255
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1572e45a924f254d9570093abde46430c3172e3d
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1572e45a924f254d9570093abde46430c3172e3d
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3696-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3696-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3754-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian