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Unscored USN-3208-1 7 CVEs

linux, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities

Published Feb 22, 2017 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that the generic SCSI block layer in the Linux kernel did
not properly restrict write operations in certain situations. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2016-10088)

CAI Qian discovered that the sysctl implementation in the Linux kernel did
not properly perform reference counting in some situations. An unprivileged
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system hang).
(CVE-2016-9191)

Jim Mattson discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel
mismanages the #BP and #OF exceptions. A local attacker in a guest virtual
machine could use this to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash).
(CVE-2016-9588)

Andy Lutomirski and Willy Tarreau discovered that the KVM implementation in
the Linux kernel did not properly emulate instructions on the SS segment
register. A local attacker in a guest virtual machine could use this to
cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) or possibly gain administrative
privileges in the guest OS. (CVE-2017-2583)

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel
improperly emulated certain instructions. A local attacker could use this
to obtain sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2017-2584)

It was discovered that the KLSI KL5KUSB105 serial-to-USB device driver in
the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory related to logging. A
local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel
memory). (CVE-2017-5549)

Andrey Konovalov discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the DCCP
implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to
cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain administrative
privileges. (CVE-2017-6074)

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS linux 4.4.0-64.85
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS linux-snapdragon 4.4.0-1048.52

Vulnerabilities 7

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9191
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9588
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10088
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2583
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2584
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5549
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6074