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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-16538): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-16538): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
11/03/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/01/2018
Modified
08/25/2021

Description

drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/lmedm04.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (general protection fault and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device, related to a missing warm-start check and incorrect attach timing (dm04_lme2510_frontend_attach versus dm04_lme2510_tuner).

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-157-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-157-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-157-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-157-powerpc-e500
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-157-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-157-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-157-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-157-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1017-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1021-kvm
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1055-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1087-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1090-snapdragon
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-121-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-121-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-121-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-121-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-121-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-121-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-121-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-kvm
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-snapdragon

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