UBUNTU-CVE-2018-9517

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-9517

    Published: 7 Dec 2018Last Modified: 18 Aug 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-9517

    Summary:

    Details: In pppol2tp_connect, there is possible memory corruption due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-38159931.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-9517, https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f026bc29a8e093edfbb2a77700454b285c97e8ad, https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-09-01, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3932-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3932-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9517

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux-aws

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.4.0-1040.43

    Affected versions

    4.4.0-1002.2
    4.4.0-1003.3
    4.4.0-1005.5
    4.4.0-1006.6
    4.4.0-1009.9
    4.4.0-1010.10
    4.4.0-1011.11
    4.4.0-1012.12
    4.4.0-1014.14
    4.4.0-1016.16
    4.4.0-1017.17
    4.4.0-1019.19
    4.4.0-1022.22
    4.4.0-1023.23
    4.4.0-1024.25
    4.4.0-1025.26
    4.4.0-1027.30
    4.4.0-1028.31
    4.4.0-1029.32
    4.4.0-1031.34
    4.4.0-1032.35
    4.4.0-1034.37
    4.4.0-1036.39
    4.4.0-1037.40
    4.4.0-1038.41
    4.4.0-1039.42

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High