CVE-2017-15537
Publication date 17 October 2017
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
The x86/fpu (Floating Point Unit) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.5, when a processor supports the xsave feature but not the xsaves feature, does not correctly handle attempts to set reserved bits in the xstate header via the ptrace() or rt_sigreturn() system call, allowing local users to read the FPU registers of other processes on the system, related to arch/x86/kernel/fpu/regset.c and arch/x86/kernel/fpu/signal.c.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the Floating Point Unit (fpu) subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle attempts to set reserved bits in a task's extended state (xstate) area. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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linux | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-98.121
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
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linux-armadaxp | 18.04 LTS bionic | 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
|
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1039.48
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|
14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
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linux-azure | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.13.0-1005.7
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
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linux-euclid | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-flo | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gcp | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.13.0-1002.5
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gke | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1033.33
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-goldfish | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-grouper | 18.04 LTS bionic | 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
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.13.0-26.29~16.04.2
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-hwe-edge | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.18.0-8.9~18.04.1
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.13.0-26.29~16.04.2
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-kvm | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1009.14
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-linaro-omap | 18.04 LTS bionic | 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 |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-linaro-vexpress | 18.04 LTS bionic | 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 |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-lts-raring | 18.04 LTS bionic | 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 |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-lts-trusty | 18.04 LTS bionic | 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 |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-lts-vivid | 18.04 LTS bionic | 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 |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-lts-xenial | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 4.4.0-98.121~14.04.1
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linux-maguro | 18.04 LTS bionic | 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 |
16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-manta | 18.04 LTS bionic | 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
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-qcm-msm | 18.04 LTS bionic | 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
|
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1076.84
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-snapdragon | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1078.83
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-ti-omap4 | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Notes
sbeattie
requires a processor with the "xsave" feature but without the "xsaves" feature (e.g. Sandy Bridge through Broadwell for Intel.
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 | High |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3487-1
- Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- 21 November 2017
- USN-3469-1
- Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- 31 October 2017
- USN-3469-2
- Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
- 31 October 2017
Other references
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=814fb7bb7db5433757d76f4c4502c96fc53b0b5e
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.5
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/814fb7bb7db5433757d76f4c4502c96fc53b0b5e
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15537