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CVE-2017-0750

Published: 9 August 2017

A elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Upstream Linux file system. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-36817013.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that an out-of-bounds write vulnerability existed in the Flash-Friendly File System (f2fs) in the Linux kernel. An attacker could construct a malicious file system that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
possible android-specific, no details yet
sbeattie
trend micro report claims vuln is in f2fs
commit introduced is a guess, it's when node operations
were introduced in f2fs

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(4.10.0-19.21)
trusty
Released (3.13.0-142.191)
upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.4.0-79.100)
zesty Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-22.24)
Patches:
Introduced by

e05df3b115e7308afbca652769b54e4549fcc723

Fixed by 9a59b62fd88196844cee5fff851bee2cfd7afb6e
linux-armadaxp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
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

trusty Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1002.2)
upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.4.0-1018.27)
zesty Does not exist

linux-azure
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1)
upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.11.0-1009.9)
zesty Does not exist

linux-euclid
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial Ignored
(was needed ESM criteria)
zesty Does not exist

linux-flo
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial Ignored
(abandoned)
zesty Does not exist

linux-gcp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.10.0-1004.4)
zesty Does not exist

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

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.4.0-1014.14)
zesty Does not exist

linux-goldfish
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial Not vulnerable

zesty Not vulnerable

linux-grouper
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-hwe
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
zesty Does not exist

linux-hwe-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
zesty Does not exist

linux-kvm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1004.9)
zesty Does not exist

linux-linaro-omap
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-linaro-shared
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-linaro-vexpress
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-lts-quantal
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
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

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-lts-saucy
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
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

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

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

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

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

trusty Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

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

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

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

trusty
Released (4.4.0-79.100~14.04.1)
upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

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

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

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

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial Ignored
(abandoned)
zesty Does not exist

linux-manta
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-oem
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.13.0-1008.9)
zesty Does not exist

linux-qcm-msm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

linux-raspi2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(4.10.0-1004.6)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.4.0-1057.64)
zesty Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-1013.15)
linux-snapdragon
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1059.63)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.4.0-1059.63)
zesty
Released (4.4.0-1059.63)
linux-ti-omap4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.5~rc1)
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 None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H