SUSE Linux update for the Linux Kernel
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 19 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-13166 CVE-2017-15129 CVE-2017-15951 CVE-2017-16644 CVE-2017-16912 CVE-2017-16913 CVE-2017-17712 CVE-2017-17862 CVE-2017-17864 CVE-2017-17975 CVE-2017-18017 CVE-2017-18174 CVE-2017-18208 CVE-2017-5715 CVE-2018-1000004 CVE-2018-1000026 CVE-2018-5332 CVE-2018-5333 CVE-2018-8087 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-264 CWE-119 CWE-362 CWE-388 CWE-125 CWE-20 CWE-401 CWE-416 CWE-415 CWE-835 CWE-200 CWE-787 CWE-476 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit |
Public exploit code for vulnerability #14 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #18 is available. |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Google Android Operating systems & Components / Operating system Linux kernel Operating systems & Components / Operating system Intel CPU Hardware solutions / Firmware |
| Vendor |
Google Linux Foundation Intel |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 19 vulnerabilities.
1) Privilege escalation
EUVDB-ID: #VU10345
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13166
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists in the V4L2 video driver component of the Google Android kernel due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local attacker can use a specially crafted application and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Update the affected packages.
Google Android: 5.0 - 8.0
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-04/msg00014.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Memory corruption
EUVDB-ID: #VU10680
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15129
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local unprivileged attacker to cause DoS condition no the target system.
The weakness exists due to the function get_net_ns_by_id() in net/core/net_namespace.c does not check for the net::count value after it has found a peer network in netns_ids idr. A local attacker can induce kernel memory corruption, trigger use-after-free and double free error in network namespaces code to cause the system to crash.
Update the affected packages.
Linux kernel: 4.10 - 4.14.10
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-04/msg00014.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Race condition
EUVDB-ID: #VU9604
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15951
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to the KEYS subsystem does not correctly synchronize the actions of updating versus finding a key in the "negative" state. A local attacker can make a specially crafted system calls, trigger race condition and cause the service to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Update the affected packages.
Linux kernel: 4.4.11 - 4.13.9
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-04/msg00014.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
4) Error handling
EUVDB-ID: #VU9766
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16644
CWE-ID:
CWE-388 - Error Handling
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an error in the hdpvr_probe function in drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr-core.c in the Linux kernel through in the Linux kernel. A local attacker can supply a specially crafted USB device, trigger improper error handling and cause the system to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Update the affected packages.
Linux kernel: 4.10.0 - 4.13.10
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-04/msg00014.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
5) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU11311
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16912
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the "get_pipe()" function (drivers/usb/usbip/stub_rx.c) due to out-of-bounds read. A local attacker can supply specially crafted USB over IP packet, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Update the affected packages.
Linux kernel: 3.4.9 - 4.14.7
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-04/msg00014.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
6) Memory corruption
EUVDB-ID: #VU11312
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16913
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the "stub_recv_cmd_submit()" function (drivers/usb/usbip/stub_rx.c) due to boundary error when handling CMD_SUBMIT packets. A local attacker can supply specially crafted USB over IP packet, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Update the affected packages.
Linux kernel: 3.4.9 - 4.14.7
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-04/msg00014.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
7) Race condition
EUVDB-ID: #VU9772
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17712
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a race condition in inet->hdrincl in the raw_sendmsg() function in net/ipv4/raw.c in the Linux kernel. A local attacker can trigger uninitialized stack pointer usage and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Update the affected packages.
Linux kernel: 4.0 - 4.14.5
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-04/msg00014.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
8) Denial of service
EUVDB-ID: #VU9778
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17862
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel improperly explores unreachable code paths, even though it would still be processed by JIT compilers. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger an improper branch-pruning logic issue and cause the system to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Update the affected packages.
Linux kernel: 4.10.0 - 4.14.7
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-04/msg00014.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
9) Memory leak
EUVDB-ID: #VU9780
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17864
CWE-ID:
CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel mishandles states_equal comparisons between the pointer data type and the UNKNOWN_VALUE data type. A local attacker can trigger a memory leak and obtain potentially sensitive address information.
Update the affected packages.
Linux kernel: 4.10.0 - 4.14.7
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-04/msg00014.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
10) Use-after-free error
EUVDB-ID: #VU11313
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17975
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the usbtv_probe function in drivers/media/usb/usbtv/usbtv-core.c due to use-after-free error. A local attacker can trigger failure of audio registration, because a kfree of the usbtv
data structure occurs during a usbtv_video_free call, but the
usbtv_video_fail label's code attempts to both access and free this data
structure.
Update the affected packages.
Linux kernel: 4.14 - 4.14.9
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-04/msg00014.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
11) Use-after-free error
EUVDB-ID: #VU10678
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 7.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18017
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition no the target system.
The weakness exists in the tcpmss_mangle_packet function in net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c in the Linux kernel due to use-after-free error. A remote attacker can leverage the presence of xt_TCPMSS in an iptables action, trigger memory corruption and cause the system to crash.
Update the affected packages.
Linux kernel: 4.9 - 4.10.17
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-04/msg00014.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
12) Double free error
EUVDB-ID: #VU11138
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18174
CWE-ID:
CWE-415 - Double Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the amd_gpio_remove function due to double free when calling the pinctrl_unregister function. A local attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Update the affected packages.
Linux kernel: 3.10.0 - 4.6.3
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-04/msg00014.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
13) Infinite loop
EUVDB-ID: #VU11181
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18208
CWE-ID:
CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the madvise_willneed function due to infinite loop. A local attacker can trigger use of MADVISE_WILLNEED for a DAX mapping and cause the service to crash.
Update the affected packages.
Linux kernel: 4.11 - 4.14.3
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-04/msg00014.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
14) Information disclosure
EUVDB-ID: #VU9883
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5715
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists in Intel CPU hardware due to improper implementation of the speculative execution of instructions. A local attacker can utilize branch target injection, execute arbitrary code, perform a side-channel attack and read sensitive memory information.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
Intel CPU: All versions
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-04/msg00014.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
15) Race condition
EUVDB-ID: #VU10679
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 7.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000004
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to race condition in the sound system. A remote attacker can trigger deadlock and cause the system to crash.
Update the affected packages.
Linux kernel: 2.6.0 - 4.12
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-04/msg00014.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
16) Improper input validation
EUVDB-ID: #VU10925
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000026
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the bnx2x network card driver due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted packet to the affected network card and cause the system to crash.
Update the affected packages.
Linux kernel: 4.4.96 - 4.15.7
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-04/msg00014.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
17) Heap out-of-bounds write
EUVDB-ID: #VU10002
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5332
CWE-ID:
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the rds_message_alloc_sgs() function due to improper validation of DMA page allocation values. A local attacker can trigger a heap-based out-of-bounds write and cause the system to crash.
Update the affected packages.
Linux kernel: 4.14.1 - 4.14.13
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-04/msg00014.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
18) Null pointer dereference
EUVDB-ID: #VU10001
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5333
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the rds_cmsg_atomic function due to insufficient handling of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request, trigger NULL pointer dereference and cause the system to crash.
Update the affected packages.
Linux kernel: 4.14.1 - 4.14.13
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-04/msg00014.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.
19) Memory corruption
EUVDB-ID: #VU11137
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8087
CWE-ID:
CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the hwsim_new_radio_nl function due to memory leak. A local attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the service the crash.
Update the affected packages.
Linux kernel: 4.10.0 - 4.15.9
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-04/msg00014.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
