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Unscored USN-3509-2 4 CVEs

linux-lts-xenial, linux-aws vulnerabilities

Published Dec 7, 2017 · Updated Feb 10, 2026

Summary

USN-3509-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04
LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux
Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu
14.04 LTS.

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 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS linux-aws 4.4.0-1005.5
Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS linux-lts-xenial 4.4.0-103.126~14.04.1

Vulnerabilities 4

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12193
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16643
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16939
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000405