Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201718079000
Revision Date:2018-01-29Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-18079 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:drivers/input/serio/i8042.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because the port->exists value can change after it is validated. It was discovered that a race condition existed in the i8042 serial device driver implementation in the Linux kernel. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-18079
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • The 'linux' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-93.116').
  • OR The 'linux-aws' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1032.41').
  • OR The 'linux-azure' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.13.0-1005.7').
  • OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'was needs-triage ESM criteria').
  • OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned').
  • OR The 'linux-gcp' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.13.0-1002.5').
  • OR The 'linux-gke' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1028.28').
  • OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'was needed now end-of-life').
  • OR The 'linux-hwe' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.13.0-26.29~16.04.2').
  • OR The 'linux-hwe-edge' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.13.0-26.29~16.04.2').
  • OR The 'linux-kvm' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1007.12').
  • OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned').
  • OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-oem' package in xenial is not affected (note: '4.13.0-1008.9').
  • OR The 'linux-raspi2' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1071.79').
  • OR The 'linux-snapdragon' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1073.78').
  • BACK