USN-3619-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
4 April 2018
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Releases
Packages
- linux - Linux kernel
- linux-aws - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-kvm - Linux kernel for cloud environments
- linux-raspi2 - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2
- linux-snapdragon - Linux kernel for Snapdragon processors
Details
Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) implementation
in the Linux kernel improperly performed sign extension in some situations.
A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash)
or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16995)
It was discovered that a race condition leading to a use-after-free
vulnerability existed in the ALSA PCM subsystem of the Linux kernel. A
local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash)
or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-0861)
It was discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel allowed
passthrough of the diagnostic I/O port 0x80. An attacker in a guest VM
could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) in the host OS.
(CVE-2017-1000407)
It was discovered that an information disclosure vulnerability existed in
the ACPI implementation of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use
this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory addresses).
(CVE-2017-11472)
It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the
network namespaces implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-15129)
It was discovered that the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA)
subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a use-after-free when handling
device removal. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2017-16528)
Andrey Konovalov discovered that the usbtest device driver in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate endpoint metadata. A physically proximate
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2017-16532)
Andrey Konovalov discovered that the Conexant cx231xx USB video capture
driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate interface descriptors.
A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash). (CVE-2017-16536)
Andrey Konovalov discovered that the SoundGraph iMON USB driver in the
Linux kernel did not properly validate device metadata. A physically
proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash). (CVE-2017-16537)
Andrey Konovalov discovered that the IMS Passenger Control Unit USB driver
in the Linux kernel did not properly validate device descriptors. A
physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash). (CVE-2017-16645)
Andrey Konovalov discovered that the DiBcom DiB0700 USB DVB driver in the
Linux kernel did not properly handle detach events. A physically proximate
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2017-16646)
Andrey Konovalov discovered that the CDC USB Ethernet driver did not
properly validate device descriptors. A physically proximate attacker could
use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2017-16649)
Andrey Konovalov discovered that the QMI WWAN USB driver did not properly
validate device descriptors. A physically proximate attacker could use this
to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2017-16650)
It was discovered that the USB Virtual Host Controller Interface (VHCI)
driver in the Linux kernel contained an information disclosure vulnerability.
A physically proximate attacker could use this to expose sensitive
information (kernel memory). (CVE-2017-16911)
It was discovered that the USB over IP implementation in the Linux kernel
did not validate endpoint numbers. A remote attacker could use this to
cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2017-16912)
It was discovered that the USB over IP implementation in the Linux kernel
did not properly validate CMD_SUBMIT packets. A remote attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (excessive memory consumption).
(CVE-2017-16913)
It was discovered that the USB over IP implementation in the Linux kernel
contained a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2017-16914)
It was discovered that the HugeTLB component of the Linux kernel did not
properly handle holes in hugetlb ranges. A local attacker could use this to
expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2017-16994)
It was discovered that the netfilter component of the Linux did not
properly restrict access to the connection tracking helpers list. A local
attacker could use this to bypass intended access restrictions.
(CVE-2017-17448)
It was discovered that the netlink subsystem in the Linux kernel did not
properly restrict observations of netlink messages to the appropriate net
namespace. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information
(kernel netlink traffic). (CVE-2017-17449)
It was discovered that the netfilter passive OS fingerprinting (xt_osf)
module did not properly perform access control checks. A local attacker
could improperly modify the system-wide OS fingerprint list.
(CVE-2017-17450)
It was discovered that the core USB subsystem in the Linux kernel did not
validate the number of configurations and interfaces in a device. A
physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash). (CVE-2017-17558)
Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel
contained an out-of-bounds read when handling memory-mapped I/O. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2017-17741)
It was discovered that the Salsa20 encryption algorithm implementations in
the Linux kernel did not properly handle zero-length inputs. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2017-17805)
It was discovered that the HMAC implementation did not validate the state
of the underlying cryptographic hash algorithm. A local attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-17806)
It was discovered that the keyring implementation in the Linux kernel did
not properly check permissions when a key request was performed on a
task's default keyring. A local attacker could use this to add keys to
unauthorized keyrings. (CVE-2017-17807)
Alexei Starovoitov discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF)
implementation in the Linux kernel contained a branch-pruning logic issue
around unreachable code. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial
of service. (CVE-2017-17862)
It was discovered that the parallel cryptography component of the Linux
kernel incorrectly freed kernel memory. A local attacker could use this to
cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2017-18075)
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Device Mapper
component of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2017-18203)
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the OCFS2 file system
implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to
cause a denial of service (kernel deadlock). (CVE-2017-18204)
It was discovered that an infinite loop could occur in the madvise(2)
implementation in the Linux kernel in certain circumstances. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system hang).
(CVE-2017-18208)
Andy Lutomirski discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel
was vulnerable to a debug exception error when single-stepping through a
syscall. A local attacker in a non-Linux guest vm could possibly use this
to gain administrative privileges in the guest vm. (CVE-2017-7518)
It was discovered that the Broadcom NetXtremeII ethernet driver in the
Linux kernel did not properly validate Generic Segment Offload (GSO) packet
sizes. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (interface
unavailability). (CVE-2018-1000026)
It was discovered that the Reliable Datagram Socket (RDS)
implementation in the Linux kernel contained an out-of-bounds write
during RDMA page allocation. An attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-5332)
Mohamed Ghannam discovered a null pointer dereference in the RDS (Reliable
Datagram Sockets) protocol implementation of the Linux kernel. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2018-5333)
范龙飞 discovered that a race condition existed in loop block device
implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to
cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2018-5344)
It was discovered that an integer overflow error existed in the futex
implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to
cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2018-6927)
It was discovered that a NULL pointer dereference existed in the RDS
(Reliable Datagram Sockets) protocol implementation in the Linux kernel. A
local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2018-7492)
It was discovered that the Broadcom UniMAC MDIO bus controller driver in
the Linux kernel did not properly validate device resources. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2018-8043)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04
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linux-image-4.4.0-1020-kvm
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4.4.0-1020.25
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linux-image-4.4.0-1054-aws
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4.4.0-1054.63
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linux-image-4.4.0-1086-raspi2
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4.4.0-1086.94
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linux-image-4.4.0-1088-snapdragon
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4.4.0-1088.93
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linux-image-4.4.0-119-generic
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4.4.0-119.143
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linux-image-4.4.0-119-generic-lpae
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4.4.0-119.143
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linux-image-4.4.0-119-lowlatency
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4.4.0-119.143
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linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc-e500mc
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4.4.0-119.143
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linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc-smp
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4.4.0-119.143
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linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc64-emb
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4.4.0-119.143
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linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc64-smp
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4.4.0-119.143
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have
been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and
reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed.
Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages
(e.g. linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual,
linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform
this as well.
References
- CVE-2017-0861
- CVE-2017-1000407
- CVE-2017-11472
- CVE-2017-15129
- CVE-2017-16528
- CVE-2017-16532
- CVE-2017-16536
- CVE-2017-16537
- CVE-2017-16645
- CVE-2017-16646
- CVE-2017-16649
- CVE-2017-16650
- CVE-2017-16911
- CVE-2017-16912
- CVE-2017-16913
- CVE-2017-16914
- CVE-2017-16994
- CVE-2017-16995
- CVE-2017-17448
- CVE-2017-17449
- CVE-2017-17450
- CVE-2017-17558
- CVE-2017-17741
- CVE-2017-17805
- CVE-2017-17806
- CVE-2017-17807
- CVE-2017-17862
- CVE-2017-18075
- CVE-2017-18203
- CVE-2017-18204
- CVE-2017-18208
- CVE-2017-7518
- CVE-2018-1000026
- CVE-2018-5332
- CVE-2018-5333
- CVE-2018-5344
- CVE-2018-6927
- CVE-2018-7492
- CVE-2018-8043
Related notices
- USN-3583-2: linux-lts-trusty, linux-image-3.13.0-142-generic-lpae, linux-image-3.13.0-142-generic, linux-image-generic-lts-trusty, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty
- USN-3619-2: linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-extra-4.4.0-119-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-119-lowlatency, linux-image-4.4.0-119-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-1016-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc64-emb, linux-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-119-generic-lpae
- USN-3617-1: linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-4.13.0-38-generic, linux, linux-image-4.13.0-38-lowlatency, linux-image-generic, linux-image-4.13.0-38-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-lpae
- USN-3617-3: linux-raspi2, linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-4.13.0-1016-raspi2
- USN-3617-2: linux-image-extra-4.13.0-38-generic, linux-image-4.13.0-38-generic, linux-image-4.13.0-1022-oem, linux-image-4.13.0-38-lowlatency, linux-oem, linux-hwe, linux-image-4.13.0-1012-gcp, linux-gcp, linux-image-4.13.0-38-generic-lpae, linux-image-extra-4.13.0-1012-gcp
- USN-3632-1: linux-image-4.13.0-1014-azure, linux-azure, linux-image-extra-4.13.0-1014-azure
- USN-3583-1: linux-image-3.13.0-142-lowlatency, linux-image-3.13.0-142-powerpc-e500, linux-image-3.13.0-142-powerpc-smp, linux, linux-image-3.13.0-142-generic-lpae, linux-image-3.13.0-142-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-extra-3.13.0-142-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-142-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-3.13.0-142-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-142-powerpc-e500mc
- USN-3754-1: linux-image-3.13.0-157-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.13.0-157-generic, linux, linux-image-3.13.0-157-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.13.0-157-lowlatency, linux-image-3.13.0-157-powerpc-e500, linux-image-3.13.0-157-generic-lpae, linux-image-3.13.0-157-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-3.13.0-157-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-extra-3.13.0-157-generic
- USN-3822-2: linux-lts-trusty, linux-image-3.13.0-162-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-162-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-lts-trusty, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty
- USN-3822-1: linux-image-3.13.0-162-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.13.0-162-generic, linux-image-extra-3.13.0-162-generic, linux, linux-image-3.13.0-162-generic-lpae, linux-image-3.13.0-162-powerpc-e500, linux-image-3.13.0-162-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.13.0-162-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-3.13.0-162-lowlatency, linux-image-3.13.0-162-powerpc-e500mc
- USN-3523-2: linux-image-4.13.0-1005-azure, linux-image-4.13.0-1015-oem, linux-image-extra-4.13.0-1006-gcp, linux-azure, linux-image-4.13.0-26-generic, linux-oem, linux-image-4.13.0-1006-gcp, linux-hwe, linux-gcp, linux-image-4.13.0-26-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.13.0-26-lowlatency, linux-image-extra-4.13.0-1005-azure, linux-image-extra-4.13.0-26-generic
- USN-3633-1: linux-euclid, linux-image-4.4.0-9026-euclid, linux-image-extra-4.4.0-9026-euclid
- USN-3523-1: linux-image-lowlatency, linux, linux-image-generic, linux-image-4.13.0-25-lowlatency, linux-image-4.13.0-25-generic
- USN-3523-3: linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-4.13.0-1011-raspi2, linux-raspi2
- USN-3620-1: linux-image-3.13.0-144-lowlatency, linux-image-3.13.0-144-powerpc-e500, linux, linux-image-3.13.0-144-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.13.0-144-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-3.13.0-144-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.13.0-144-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-144-generic-lpae, linux-image-extra-3.13.0-144-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-144-powerpc-e500mc
- USN-3620-2: linux-lts-trusty, linux-image-3.13.0-144-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-144-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-lts-trusty, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty
- USN-3653-1: linux-image-lowlatency, linux, linux-image-4.13.0-43-lowlatency, linux-image-4.13.0-43-generic, linux-image-generic, linux-image-4.13.0-43-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-lpae
- USN-3657-1: linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-4.13.0-1020-raspi2, linux-raspi2
- USN-3655-1: linux-image-3.13.0-149-lowlatency, linux-image-3.13.0-149-generic-lpae, linux-image-3.13.0-149-powerpc-e500mc, linux, linux-image-3.13.0-149-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-3.13.0-149-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.13.0-149-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-149-powerpc-e500, linux-image-extra-3.13.0-149-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-149-powerpc-smp
- USN-3653-2: linux-azure, linux-image-4.13.0-1017-gcp, linux-image-4.13.0-43-generic, linux-image-4.13.0-43-lowlatency, linux-oem, linux-image-4.13.0-1028-oem, linux-hwe, linux-gcp, linux-image-extra-4.13.0-1017-gcp, linux-image-4.13.0-1018-azure, linux-image-4.13.0-43-generic-lpae, linux-image-extra-4.13.0-43-generic, linux-image-extra-4.13.0-1018-azure
- USN-3655-2: linux-lts-trusty, linux-image-3.13.0-149-generic-lpae, linux-image-3.13.0-149-generic, linux-image-generic-lts-trusty, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty
- USN-3698-2: linux-lts-trusty, linux-image-3.13.0-153-generic-lpae, linux-image-3.13.0-153-generic, linux-image-generic-lts-trusty, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty
- USN-3697-1: linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-4.13.0-1023-raspi2, linux-raspi2, linux, linux-image-4.13.0-46-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.13.0-46-generic, linux-image-generic, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.13.0-46-lowlatency
- USN-3698-1: linux-image-3.13.0-153-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-3.13.0-153-generic-lpae, linux-image-extra-3.13.0-153-generic, linux, linux-image-3.13.0-153-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.13.0-153-lowlatency, linux-image-3.13.0-153-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-153-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-3.13.0-153-powerpc-e500, linux-image-3.13.0-153-powerpc-smp
- USN-3697-2: linux-image-4.13.0-1031-oem, linux-oem
- USN-3674-2: linux-lts-trusty, linux-image-3.13.0-151-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-151-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-lts-trusty, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty
- USN-3674-1: linux-image-3.13.0-151-powerpc-e500, linux-image-3.13.0-151-generic, linux, linux-image-3.13.0-151-generic-lpae, linux-image-3.13.0-151-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.13.0-151-lowlatency, linux-image-3.13.0-151-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.13.0-151-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-extra-3.13.0-151-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-151-powerpc64-emb
- USN-3677-1: linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-raspi2, linux-image-4.13.0-45-generic-lpae, linux, linux-image-generic, linux-image-4.13.0-45-lowlatency, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.13.0-45-generic, linux-image-4.13.0-1022-raspi2
- USN-3677-2: linux-image-extra-4.13.0-1019-gcp, linux-image-4.13.0-45-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.13.0-1019-gcp, linux-oem, linux-hwe, linux-gcp, linux-image-4.13.0-45-lowlatency, linux-image-4.13.0-1030-oem, linux-image-4.13.0-45-generic, linux-image-extra-4.13.0-45-generic
- USN-3630-2: linux-image-4.13.0-39-lowlatency, linux-image-4.13.0-39-generic-lpae, linux-image-extra-4.13.0-39-generic, linux-oem, linux-image-extra-4.13.0-1013-gcp, linux-image-4.13.0-39-generic, linux-hwe, linux-gcp, linux-image-4.13.0-1013-gcp, linux-image-4.13.0-1024-oem
- USN-3630-1: linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-4.13.0-39-lowlatency, linux-image-4.13.0-1017-raspi2, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-4.13.0-39-generic-lpae, linux-raspi2, linux, linux-image-generic, linux-image-4.13.0-39-generic, linux-image-generic-lpae