CVE-2017-18241
Publication date 21 March 2018
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
fs/f2fs/segment.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) by using a noflush_merge option that triggers a NULL value for a flush_cmd_control data structure.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that the f2fs filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel did not handle the noflush_merge mount option correctly. An 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 4.4.0-143.169
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
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linux-aws | ||
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1077.87
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 4.4.0-1039.42
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linux-aws-hwe | ||
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
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-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 4.13.0-1002.5
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gcp-edge | ||
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
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 4.13.0-26.29~16.04.2
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-hwe-edge | ||
18.04 LTS bionic |
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-kvm | ||
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1041.47
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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 4.4.0-143.169~14.04.2
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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
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-oracle | ||
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-raspi2 | ||
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1104.112
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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 4.4.0-1108.113
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Notes
ppisati
fixes a case in the F2FS_FS, when the fs is mounted with the 'noflush_merge' option, but support for flush coalition was introduced in: 6b4afdd794783fe515b50838aa36591e3feea990
tyhicks
The affected user base for this issue is likely small since f2fs is not the default filesystem and it is not widely used in Ubuntu
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-3910-2
- Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
- 15 March 2019
- USN-3910-1
- Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- 15 March 2019