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Ubuntu: USN-3361-1 (CVE-2017-5546): Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-3361-1 (CVE-2017-5546): Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
02/06/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/21/2017
Modified
08/25/2021

Description

The freelist-randomization feature in mm/slab.c in the Linux kernel 4.8.x and 4.9.x before 4.9.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (duplicate freelist entries and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging the selection of a large value for a random number.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-10-0-27-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-10-0-27-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-10-0-27-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-16-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16-04

References

  • USN-3208-1
  • USN-3208-2
  • USN-3234-1
  • USN-3234-2
  • USN-3265-1
  • USN-3265-2
  • USN-3291-1
  • USN-3291-2
  • USN-3291-3
  • USN-3293-1
  • USN-3312-1
  • USN-3312-2
  • USN-3314-1
  • USN-3345-1
  • USN-3358-1
  • USN-3359-1
  • USN-3360-1
  • USN-3360-2
  • USN-3361-1
  • USN-3364-1
  • USN-3364-2
  • USN-3364-3
  • USN-3381-1
  • USN-3381-2
  • USN-3406-1
  • USN-3406-2
  • USN-3422-1
  • USN-3422-2
  • USN-3583-1
  • USN-3583-2
  • USN-3754-1
  • USN-4904-1
  • CVE-2017-5546
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