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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2018-5803): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2018-5803): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
05/01/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/29/2018
Modified
01/23/2025

Description

In the Linux Kernel before version 4.15.8, 4.14.25, 4.9.87, 4.4.121, 4.1.51, and 3.2.102, an error in the "_sctp_make_chunk()" function (net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c) when handling SCTP packets length can be exploited to cause a kernel crash.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-153-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-153-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-153-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-153-powerpc-e500
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-153-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-153-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-153-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-153-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-1023-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-1031-oem
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-46-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-46-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-13-0-46-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1022-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1026-kvm
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1060-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1090-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1093-snapdragon
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-127-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-127-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-127-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-127-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-127-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-127-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-127-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae
  • 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-kvm
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem
  • 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

  • https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2018-5803
  • CVE - 2018-5803
  • DSA-4187
  • DSA-4188
  • CVE-2018-5803
  • USN-3469-1
  • USN-3469-2
  • USN-3485-1
  • USN-3485-2
  • USN-3485-3
  • USN-3487-1
  • USN-3507-1
  • USN-3507-2
  • USN-3509-1
  • USN-3509-2
  • USN-3619-1
  • USN-3619-2
  • USN-3631-1
  • USN-3631-2
  • USN-3654-1
  • USN-3654-2
  • USN-3656-1
  • USN-3695-1
  • USN-3695-2
  • USN-3696-1
  • USN-3696-2
  • USN-3697-1
  • USN-3697-2
  • USN-3698-1
  • USN-3698-2
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