UbuntuUSN-3249-1Linux kernel vulnerability
7.2 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.2 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
51.5%
Releases
- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
Packages
- linux - Linux kernel
- linux-aws - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-gke - Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-raspi2 - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2
- linux-snapdragon - Linux kernel for Snapdragon Processors
Details
It was discovered that the xfrm framework for transforming packets in the
Linux kernel did not properly validate data received from user space. A
local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash)
or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
| OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | linux-image-4.4.0-1009-gke | < 4.4.0-1009.9 | UNKNOWN |
| Ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | linux-cloud-tools-4.4.0-1009-gke | < 4.4.0-1009.9 | UNKNOWN |
| Ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | linux-gke-cloud-tools-4.4.0-1009 | < 4.4.0-1009.9 | UNKNOWN |
| Ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | linux-gke-cloud-tools-4.4.0-1009-dbgsym | < 4.4.0-1009.9 | UNKNOWN |
| Ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | linux-gke-cloud-tools-common | < 4.4.0-1009.9 | UNKNOWN |
| Ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | linux-gke-headers-4.4.0-1009 | < 4.4.0-1009.9 | UNKNOWN |
| Ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | linux-gke-source-4.4.0 | < 4.4.0-1009.9 | UNKNOWN |
| Ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | linux-gke-tools-4.4.0-1009 | < 4.4.0-1009.9 | UNKNOWN |
| Ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | linux-gke-tools-4.4.0-1009-dbgsym | < 4.4.0-1009.9 | UNKNOWN |
| Ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | linux-gke-tools-common | < 4.4.0-1009.9 | UNKNOWN |
References
Related
7.2 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.2 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
51.5%