USN-3256-1

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    USN-3256-1

    Published: 5 Apr 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: linux, linux-aws, linux-gke, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon, linux-ti-omap4 vulnerability

    Details: Andrey Konovalov discovered that the AF_PACKET implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate certain block-size data. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3256-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7308

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-116.163

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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