Linux drivers/char/lp.c Out-of-Bounds Write. Due to a missing bounds check, and the fact that parport_ptr integer is static, a 'secure boot' kernel command line adversary (can happen due to bootloader vulns, e.g. Google Nexus 6's CVE-2016-10277, where due to a vulnerability the adversary has partial control over the command line) can overflow the parport_nr array in the following code, by appending many (>LP_NO) 'lp=none' arguments to the command line.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Aug 18, 2017 | Jul 17, 2017 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Jul 27, 2017 | May 22, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-ec2-extraUpgrade kernel-default | Sep 8, 2017 | Jul 17, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-58-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-58-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.10.0-1010-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.8.0-58-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-83-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-83-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-83-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.10.0-26-genericUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-58-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-83-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-83-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-123-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-123-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.8.0-58-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.10.0-26-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1018-gkeUpgrade linux-image-4.10.0-26-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-123-genericUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1061-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-123-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-1042-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-123-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-83-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-83-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-123-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-123-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1022-awsUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-123-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-58-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1063-snapdragon | Dec 20, 2017 | Jun 29, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Jul 13, 2017 |
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