Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:201715126000
Revision Date:2018-01-14Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-15126 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - medium.
Description:A use-after-free flaw was found in fs/userfaultfd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6. The issue is related to the handling of fork failure when dealing with event messages. Failure to fork correctly can lead to a situation where a fork event will be removed from an already freed list of events with userfaultfd_ctx_put().
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-15126
Platform(s):Ubuntu 17.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • The 'linux' package in artful was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.13.0-17.20').
  • OR The 'linux-raspi2' package in artful was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.13.0-1006.6').
  • OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-snapdragon' package in artful is not affected.
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