CVE-2017-8824

Published: 5 December 2017

The dccp_disconnect function in net/dccp/proto.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.3 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via an AF_UNSPEC connect system call during the DCCP_LISTEN state.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Mohamed Ghannam discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the DCCP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Mitigation

Blacklist the dccp ipv[46] autoloading aliases by adding the following
lines to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-dccp.conf:
  alias net-pf-2-proto-0-type-6 off
  alias net-pf-2-proto-33-type-6 off
  alias net-pf-10-proto-0-type-6 off
  alias net-pf-10-proto-33-type-6 off

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Released (4.13.0-36.40)
	bionic	Not vulnerable (4.15.0-10.11)
	trusty	Released (3.13.0-142.191)
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Released (4.4.0-116.140)
	zesty	Ignored (end of life, was pending)
	Patches: Introduced by 7c657876b63cb1d8a2ec06f8fc6c37bb8412e66c Fixed by 69c64866ce072dea1d1e59a0d61e0f66c0dffb76
linux-armadaxp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
	This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team
linux-aws Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Not vulnerable (4.15.0-1001.1)
	trusty	Released (4.4.0-1014.14)
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Released (4.4.0-1052.61)
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-azure Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Not vulnerable (4.15.0-1002.2)
	trusty	Not vulnerable (4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1)
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Released (4.13.0-1011.14)
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-euclid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Ignored (was needed ESM criteria)
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-flo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [abandoned])
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Ignored (abandoned)
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-gcp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Not vulnerable (4.15.0-1001.1)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Released (4.13.0-1011.15)
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-gke Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Ignored (end of standard support, was needed)
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-goldfish Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [abandoned])
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Ignored (end of life, was needed)
	zesty	Ignored (end of life)
linux-grouper Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [abandoned])
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Not vulnerable
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Released (4.13.0-36.40~16.04.1)
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-hwe-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Released (4.18.0-8.9~18.04.1)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Released (4.13.0-36.40~16.04.1)
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-kvm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Not vulnerable (4.15.0-1002.2)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Released (4.4.0-1019.24)
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-linaro-omap Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-linaro-shared Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-linaro-vexpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-lts-quantal Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
	This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team
linux-lts-raring Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-lts-saucy Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
	This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team
linux-lts-trusty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-lts-utopic Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-lts-vivid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	trusty	Ignored (end of life, was needs-triage)
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-lts-wily Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-lts-xenial Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	trusty	Released (4.4.0-116.140~14.04.1)
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-maguro Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [abandoned])
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-mako Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [abandoned])
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Ignored (abandoned)
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-manta Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [abandoned])
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-oem Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Not vulnerable (4.15.0-1002.3)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Released (4.13.0-1021.23)
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-qcm-msm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist
linux-raspi2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Released (4.13.0-1014.15)
	bionic	Not vulnerable (4.15.0-1006.7)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Released (4.4.0-1085.93)
	zesty	Ignored (end of life, was pending)
linux-snapdragon Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Released (4.4.0-1088.93)
	bionic	Not vulnerable
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Released (4.4.0-1087.92)
	zesty	Ignored (end of life)
linux-ti-omap4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.15~rc3)
	xenial	Does not exist
	zesty	Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.8
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

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