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CVE-2017-12193

Publication date 22 November 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

The assoc_array_insert_into_terminal_node function in lib/assoc_array.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.11 mishandles node splitting, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via a crafted application, as demonstrated by the keyring key type, and key addition and link creation operations.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Fan Wu, Haoran Qiu, and Shixiong Zhao discovered that the associative array implementation in the Linux kernel sometimes did not properly handle adding a new entry. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful
Fixed 4.13.0-19.22
17.04 zesty Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-103.126
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 3.13.0-153.203
linux-armadaxp 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-aws 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1043.52
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 4.4.0-1005.5
linux-azure 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.13.0-1005.7
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-euclid 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-flo 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gcp 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.13.0-1002.5
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gke 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-goldfish 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-grouper 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.13.0-26.29~16.04.2
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe-edge 18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.18.0-8.9~18.04.1
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.13.0-26.29~16.04.2
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-kvm 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1012.17
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-linaro-omap 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-linaro-shared 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-linaro-vexpress 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-quantal 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-raring 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-saucy 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-trusty 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-utopic 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-vivid 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored
linux-lts-wily 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-xenial 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 4.4.0-103.126~14.04.1
linux-maguro 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-mako 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-manta 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oem 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.13.0-1010.11
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-qcm-msm 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-raspi2 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful
Fixed 4.13.0-1008.8
17.04 zesty Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1079.87
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-snapdragon 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful
Fixed 4.4.0-1081.86
17.04 zesty
Fixed 4.4.0-1081.86
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1081.86
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-ti-omap4 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

Patch details

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Package Patch details
linux

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3507-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 7 December 2017
    • USN-3698-2
    • Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
    • 2 July 2018
    • USN-3698-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 2 July 2018
    • USN-3507-2
    • Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
    • 8 December 2017
    • USN-3509-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 7 December 2017
    • USN-3509-2
    • Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
    • 7 December 2017

Other references