Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2017182610000000
Revision Date:2018-04-19Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-18261 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:The arch_timer_reg_read_stable macro in arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_timer.h in the Linux kernel before 4.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) by writing to a file under /sys/kernel/debug in certain circumstances, as demonstrated by a scenario involving debugfs, ftrace, PREEMPT_TRACER, and FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-18261
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • linux-azure package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and 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, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.13.0-1002.5').
  • OR linux-gke: while related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore this issue (note: 'was needs-triage now end-of-life').
  • OR linux-goldfish: while related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore this issue (note: 'was needs-triage now end-of-life').
  • OR linux-hwe package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.13.0-26.29~16.04.2').
  • 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-azure package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.13.0-1005.7').
  • OR linux-meta-gcp package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.13.0-1002.5').
  • OR linux-meta-hwe package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.13.0-26.29~16.04.2').
  • 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-signed-azure package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.13.0-1005.7').
  • OR linux-signed-gcp package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.13.0-1002.5').
  • OR linux-signed-hwe package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.13.0-26.29~16.04.2').
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