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CVE-2018-15471

Published: 17 August 2018

An issue was discovered in xenvif_set_hash_mapping in drivers/net/xen-netback/hash.c in the Linux kernel through 4.18.1, as used in Xen through 4.11.x and other products. The Linux netback driver allows frontends to control mapping of requests to request queues. When processing a request to set or change this mapping, some input validation (e.g., for an integer overflow) was missing or flawed, leading to OOB access in hash handling. A malicious or buggy frontend may cause the (usually privileged) backend to make out of bounds memory accesses, potentially resulting in one or more of privilege escalation, Denial of Service (DoS), or information leaks.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Felix Wilhelm discovered that the Xen netback driver in the Linux kernel did not properly perform input validation in some situations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Priority

High

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-39.42)
cosmic
Released (4.18.0-11.12)
trusty Not vulnerable
(3.11.0-12.19)
upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-16.19)
Patches:
Introduced by

40d8abdee806d496a60ee607a6d01b1cd7fabaf0

Fixed by 780e83c259fc33e8959fed8dfdad17e378d72b62
linux-flo
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial Ignored
(abandoned)
linux-aws
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1027.27)
cosmic
Released (4.18.0-1004.5)
trusty Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1002.2)
upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1001.10)
linux-aws-hwe
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1030.31~16.04.1)
linux-oracle
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1007.9)
cosmic Not vulnerable

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1007.9~16.04.1)
linux-azure
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1031.32)
cosmic
Released (4.18.0-1006.6)
trusty
Released (4.15.0-1031.32~14.04.1)
upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-1031.32~16.04.1)
linux-azure-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-1006.6~18.04.1)
cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial
Released (4.18.0-1006.6~16.04.2)
linux-euclid
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-9019.20)
linux-gcp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1024.25)
cosmic
Released (4.18.0-1003.4)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-1024.25~16.04.2)
linux-gcp-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-1004.5~18.04.1)
cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gke
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial Ignored
(end of standard support)
linux-goldfish
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial Ignored
(end of life)
linux-grouper
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-13.14~18.04.1)
cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-39.42~16.04.1)
linux-hwe-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-13.14~18.04.1)
cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-39.42~16.04.1)
linux-kvm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1026.26)
cosmic
Released (4.18.0-1004.4)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1004.9)
linux-lts-trusty
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-utopic
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-vivid
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-wily
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-xenial
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-13.29~14.04.1)
upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

linux-maguro
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

linux-mako
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial Ignored
(abandoned)
linux-manta
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oem
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1026.31)
cosmic
Released (4.15.0-1026.31)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial Ignored
(end of standard support, was needed)
linux-raspi2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1028.30)
cosmic
Released (4.18.0-1006.8)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-1013.19)
linux-snapdragon
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc7)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1012.12)

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