Summary
Mohamed Ghannam discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in
the Netlink subsystem (XFRM) in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could
use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16939)
It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly handle copy-on-
write of transparent huge pages. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (application crashes) or possibly gain administrative
privileges. (CVE-2017-1000405)
Fan Wu, Haoran Qiu, and Shixiong Zhao discovered that the associative array
implementation in the Linux kernel sometimes did not properly handle adding
a new entry. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash). (CVE-2017-12193)
Andrey Konovalov discovered an out-of-bounds read in the GTCO digitizer USB
driver for the Linux kernel. A physically proximate attacker could use this
to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2017-16643)
Fixed packages 5
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS | linux | 4.4.0-103.126 |
| Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS | linux-aws | 4.4.0-1043.52 |
| Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 4.4.0-1012.17 |
| Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 4.4.0-1079.87 |
| Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS | linux-snapdragon | 4.4.0-1081.86 |
Vulnerabilities 4
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Unscored —CVE-2017-1000405 Public exploit
The Linux Kernel versions 2.6.38 through 4.14 have a problematic use of pmd_mkdirty() in the touch_pmd() function insid…
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Unscored —
The assoc_array_insert_into_terminal_node function in lib/assoc_array.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.11 mishandles n…
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Unscored —
The parse_hid_report_descriptor function in drivers/input/tablet/gtco.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.11 allows local…
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Unscored —CVE-2017-16939 Public exploit
The XFRM dump policy implementation in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.11 allows local users to ga…