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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-7487): Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-7487): Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/14/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/20/2017
Modified
08/25/2021

Description

The ipxitf_ioctl function in net/ipx/af_ipx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 mishandles reference counts, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a failed SIOCGIFADDR ioctl call for an IPX interface.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-129-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-129-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-129-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-129-powerpc-e500
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-129-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-129-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-129-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-129-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-10-0-1016-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-10-0-33-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-10-0-33-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-10-0-33-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1018-gke
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1022-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1061-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1063-snapdragon
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-83-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-83-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-83-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-83-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-83-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-83-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-83-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-aws
  • 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-trusty
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-trusty
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gke
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16-04
  • 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

References

  • USN-3291-1
  • USN-3291-2
  • USN-3291-3
  • USN-3293-1
  • USN-3328-1
  • USN-3329-1
  • USN-3330-1
  • USN-3331-1
  • USN-3332-1
  • USN-3334-1
  • USN-3344-1
  • USN-3344-2
  • USN-3361-1
  • USN-3404-1
  • USN-3404-2
  • USN-3405-1
  • USN-3405-2
  • USN-3406-1
  • USN-3406-2
  • DLA-993-1
  • DSA-3886
  • 98439
  • 1039237
  • CVE-2017-7487
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