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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-8890): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-8890): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/10/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/20/2017
Modified
08/25/2021

Description

The inet_csk_clone_lock function in net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.15 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging use of the accept system call.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-123-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-123-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-123-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-123-powerpc-e500
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-123-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-123-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-123-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-123-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-10-0-1010-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-10-0-26-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-10-0-26-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-10-0-26-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-4-8-0-1042-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-58-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-58-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-58-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-58-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-58-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-58-powerpc64-emb
  • 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
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual

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