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CVE-2017-11089

Publication date 16 November 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

In android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a buffer overread is observed in nl80211_set_station when user space application sends attribute NL80211_ATTR_LOCAL_MESH_POWER_MODE with data of size less than 4 bytes

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that the netlink 802.11 configuration interface in the Linux kernel did not properly validate some attributes passed from userspace. A local attacker with the CAP_NET_ADMIN privilege could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-93.116
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 3.13.0-144.193
linux-armadaxp 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 17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1032.41
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-azure 17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-euclid 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 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 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 17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1028.28
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-goldfish 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 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 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 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 17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1007.12
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-linaro-omap 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 4.4.0-93.116~14.04.1
linux-maguro 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 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 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 17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-qcm-msm 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 17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1071.79
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-snapdragon 17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty
Fixed 4.4.0-1073.78
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1073.78
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-ti-omap4 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 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3620-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 4 April 2018
    • USN-3620-2
    • Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
    • 5 April 2018

Other references