| Summary: | The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-euclid, linux-gcp, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial, linux-oem, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon' package(s) announced via the USN-3641-1 advisory. |
| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-euclid, linux-gcp, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial, linux-oem, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon' package(s) announced via the USN-3641-1 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
Nick Peterson discovered that the Linux kernel did not
properly handle debug exceptions following a MOV/POP to SS
instruction. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial
of service (system crash). This issue only affected the amd64
architecture. (CVE-2018-8897)
Andy Lutomirski discovered that the KVM subsystem of the Linux kernel
did not properly emulate the ICEBP instruction following a MOV/POP
to SS instruction. A local attacker in a KVM virtual machine could
use this to cause a denial of service (guest VM crash) or possibly
escalate privileges inside of the virtual machine. This issue only
affected the i386 and amd64 architectures. (CVE-2018-1087)
Andy Lutomirski discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly
perform error handling on virtualized debug registers. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash)
or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1000199)
Affected Software/OS:
'linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-euclid, linux-gcp, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial, linux-oem, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.10.
Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).
CVSS Score:
7.2
CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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