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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-17862): Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-17862): Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
12/27/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/09/2018
Modified
08/25/2021

Description

kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 ignores unreachable code, even though it would still be processed by JIT compilers. This behavior, also considered an improper branch-pruning logic issue, could possibly be used by local users for denial of service.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-1005-azure
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-1006-gcp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-1011-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-1015-oem
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-25-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-25-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-26-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-26-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-26-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1016-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1020-kvm
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1054-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1086-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1088-snapdragon
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-119-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-119-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-119-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-119-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-119-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-119-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-119-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-azure
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gcp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-16-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gke
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-kvm
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem
  • 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

References

  • USN-3523-1
  • USN-3523-2
  • USN-3523-3
  • USN-3583-1
  • USN-3583-2
  • USN-3617-1
  • USN-3617-2
  • USN-3617-3
  • USN-3619-1
  • USN-3619-2
  • USN-3620-1
  • USN-3620-2
  • USN-3630-1
  • USN-3630-2
  • USN-3632-1
  • USN-3633-1
  • USN-3653-1
  • USN-3653-2
  • USN-3655-1
  • USN-3655-2
  • USN-3657-1
  • USN-3674-1
  • USN-3674-2
  • USN-3677-1
  • USN-3677-2
  • USN-3697-1
  • USN-3697-2
  • USN-3698-1
  • USN-3698-2
  • USN-3754-1
  • USN-3822-1
  • USN-3822-2
  • 102325
  • 1040057
  • DSA-4073
  • CVE-2017-17862
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