USN-3256-2

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    USN-3256-2

    Published: 5 Apr 2017Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: linux-hwe, linux-lts-trusty, linux-lts-xenial vulnerability

    Details: USN-3256-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 16.10. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel for each of the respective prior Ubuntu LTS releases. 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-3256-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7308

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux-lts-xenial

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.4.0-72.93~14.04.1

    Affected versions

    4.4.0-13.29~14.04.1
    4.4.0-14.30~14.04.2
    4.4.0-15.31~14.04.1
    4.4.0-18.34~14.04.1
    4.4.0-21.37~14.04.1
    4.4.0-22.39~14.04.1
    4.4.0-22.40~14.04.1
    4.4.0-24.43~14.04.1
    4.4.0-28.47~14.04.1
    4.4.0-31.50~14.04.1
    4.4.0-34.53~14.04.1
    4.4.0-36.55~14.04.1
    4.4.0-38.57~14.04.1
    4.4.0-42.62~14.04.1
    4.4.0-45.66~14.04.1
    4.4.0-47.68~14.04.1
    4.4.0-51.72~14.04.1
    4.4.0-53.74~14.04.1
    4.4.0-57.78~14.04.1
    4.4.0-59.80~14.04.1
    4.4.0-62.83~14.04.1
    4.4.0-63.84~14.04.2
    4.4.0-64.85~14.04.1
    4.4.0-66.87~14.04.1
    4.4.0-67.88~14.04.1
    4.4.0-70.91~14.04.1
    4.4.0-71.92~14.04.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
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