Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2017155370000000
Revision Date:2017-10-17Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-15537 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:The x86/fpu (Floating Point Unit) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.5, when a processor supports the xsave feature but not the xsaves feature, does not correctly handle attempts to set reserved bits in the xstate header via the ptrace() or rt_sigreturn() system call, allowing local users to read the FPU registers of other processes on the system, related to arch/x86/kernel/fpu/regset.c and arch/x86/kernel/fpu/signal.c. Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the Floating Point Unit (fpu) subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle attempts to set reserved bits in a task's extended state (xstate) area. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-15537
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • linux package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-98.121').
  • OR linux-aws package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1039.48').
  • OR linux-azure package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.13.0-1005.7').
  • OR linux-euclid: while related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore this issue (note: 'was needed ESM criteria').
  • OR linux-flo: while related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore this issue (note: 'abandoned').
  • OR linux-gcp package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.13.0-1002.5').
  • OR linux-gke package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1033.33').
  • OR linux-goldfish: while related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore this issue (note: 'was needed now end-of-life').
  • OR linux-hwe package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.13.0-26.29~16.04.2').
  • OR linux-kvm package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1009.14').
  • OR linux-mako: while related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore this issue (note: 'abandoned').
  • OR linux-meta package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-98.121').
  • OR linux-meta-aws package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1039.48').
  • OR linux-meta-azure package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.13.0-1005.7').
  • OR linux-meta-gcp package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.13.0-1002.5').
  • OR linux-meta-hwe package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.13.0-26.29~16.04.2').
  • OR linux-meta-kvm package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1009.14').
  • OR linux-meta-raspi2 package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1076.84').
  • OR linux-meta-snapdragon package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1078.83').
  • OR linux-oem package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.13.0-1008.9').
  • OR linux-raspi2 package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1076.84').
  • OR linux-signed package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-98.121').
  • OR linux-signed-azure package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.13.0-1005.7').
  • OR linux-signed-gcp package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.13.0-1002.5').
  • OR linux-signed-hwe package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.13.0-26.29~16.04.2').
  • OR linux-snapdragon package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1078.83').
  • BACK