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Ubuntu: USN-3754-1 (CVE-2017-18270): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-3754-1 (CVE-2017-18270): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/18/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
09/06/2018
Modified
08/25/2021

Description

In the Linux kernel before 4.13.5, a local user could create keyrings for other users via keyctl commands, setting unwanted defaults or causing a denial of service.

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-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smp

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