CVE-2017-18216
Publication date 5 March 2018
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
In fs/ocfs2/cluster/nodemanager.c in the Linux kernel before 4.15, local users can cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and BUG) because a required mutex is not used.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that a NULL pointer dereference could be triggered in the OCFS2 file system implementation in the Linux kernel. 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 4.4.0-137.163
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 3.13.0-161.211
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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
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1069.79
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 4.4.0-1031.34
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linux-azure | ||
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-1013.13~16.04.2
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
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linux-azure-edge | ||
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
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 4.15.0-1014.14~16.04.1
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gke | ||
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
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 4.15.0-24.26~16.04.1
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-hwe-edge | ||
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-24.26~16.04.1
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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 4.4.0-1035.41
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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 4.4.0-137.163~14.04.1
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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 | Ignored | |
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
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1098.106
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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 4.4.0-1102.107
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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 |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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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-3798-1
- Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- 23 October 2018
- USN-3798-2
- Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
- 23 October 2018
- USN-3776-1
- Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- 1 October 2018
- USN-3776-2
- Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
- 1 October 2018