Red Hat Security Advisory 2018-1854-01 - The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Issues addressed include bypass, denial of service, and null pointer vulnerabilities.
faa3521cba5ea132c14cf1c7356833641996e0d6d030838eba24714f4f797c11
This Metasploit module exploits a heap-out-of-bounds write in the packet_set_ring function in net/packet/af_packet.c (AF_PACKET) in the Linux kernel to execute code as root (CVE-2017-7308). The bug was initially introduced in 2011 and patched in version 4.10.6, potentially affecting a large number of kernels; however this exploit targets only systems using Ubuntu Xenial kernels 4.8.0 < 4.8.0-46, including Linux distros based on Ubuntu Xenial, such as Linux Mint. The target system must have unprivileged user namespaces enabled and two or more CPU cores. Bypasses for SMEP, SMAP and KASLR are included. Failed exploitation may crash the kernel. This Metasploit module has been tested successfully on Linux Mint 18 (x86_64) with kernel versions: 4.8.0-34-generic; 4.8.0-36-generic; 4.8.0-39-generic; 4.8.0-41-generic; 4.8.0-42-generic; 4.8.0-44-generic; 4.8.0-45-generic.
7b4f48c24e371972810721c416bade431b286fec0e3a136c171f4ecb92af8692
Red Hat Security Advisory 2017-1298-01 - The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements. Security Fix: It was found that the packet_set_ring() function of the Linux kernel's networking implementation did not properly validate certain block-size data. A local attacker with CAP_NET_RAW capability could use this flaw to trigger a buffer overflow, resulting in the crash of the system. Due to the nature of the flaw, privilege escalation cannot be fully ruled out.
40f0d88fee842312c08174e9a755735d073fbc79231455636cffc86f445ac1fd
Red Hat Security Advisory 2017-1297-01 - The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements. Security Fix: It was found that the packet_set_ring() function of the Linux kernel's networking implementation did not properly validate certain block-size data. A local attacker with CAP_NET_RAW capability could use this flaw to trigger a buffer overflow, resulting in the crash of the system. Due to the nature of the flaw, privilege escalation cannot be fully ruled out.
4cdf95d71fe190028c5b4eaf8a98bb01e7ca1f467d3e4a94c93169e92070f5df
Red Hat Security Advisory 2017-1308-01 - The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix: It was found that the packet_set_ring() function of the Linux kernel's networking implementation did not properly validate certain block-size data. A local attacker with CAP_NET_RAW capability could use this flaw to trigger a buffer overflow, resulting in the crash of the system. Due to the nature of the flaw, privilege escalation cannot be fully ruled out.
05e1316e780dc2164e9b946f6bf6af0785375c6af129a7e24f7c80990de20921
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. Andrey Konovalov discovered that the AF_PACKET implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate certain block-size data. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). Andrey Konovalov discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the DCCP implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain administrative privileges. Various other issues were also addressed.
42b1d7e92d487c05901f19f08b2e6c9e119556985c2054e46a019c3a3bd7bf0d
Ubuntu Security Notice 3256-2 - USN-3256-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 16.10. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement kernel for each of the respective prior Ubuntu LTS releases. Andrey Konovalov discovered that the AF_PACKET implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate certain block-size data. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
0a024b3bf399c95b2aeecc68c98b80da26d74f0a716f244a4f7a58f6f4bc64cc
Ubuntu Security Notice 3256-1 - Andrey Konovalov discovered that the AF_PACKET implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate certain block-size data. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
f4ca15580e67fd9476cb039ae24645bb0ce52d4a6c1d4964893c2575f2d9aa18