CVE-2017-7541
Publication date 25 July 2017
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
The brcmf_cfg80211_mgmt_tx function in drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted NL80211_CMD_FRAME Netlink packet.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the Broadcom FullMAC WLAN driver in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | 
|---|---|---|
| linux | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Fixed 4.4.0-93.116 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | 
                                Fixed 3.13.0-132.181 
                                
                               | |
| linux-aws | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Fixed 4.4.0-1032.41 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| linux-azure | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored superseded by linux-azure-5.3 | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| linux-euclid | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | 
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support, was needed | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-oem | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored replaced by linux-hwe-5.4 | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-snapdragon | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Fixed 4.4.0-1073.78 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-flo | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | 
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-gcp | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored superseded by linux-gcp-5.3 | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Fixed 4.10.0-1006.6 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-gke | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored end of kernel support | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Fixed 4.4.0-1028.28 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-goldfish | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | 
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-grouper | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | 
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-hwe | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored replaced by linux-hwe-5.4 | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Fixed 4.10.0-37.41~16.04.1 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-hwe-edge | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored superseded by linux-hwe-5.4 | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Fixed 4.10.0-35.39~16.04.1 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-kvm | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-lts-quantal | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | 
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-lts-raring | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | 
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-lts-saucy | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | 
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-lts-trusty | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | 
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-lts-utopic | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | 
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-lts-vivid | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | 
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-lts-wily | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | 
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-lts-xenial | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | 
                                Fixed 4.4.0-93.116~14.04.1 
                                
                               | |
| linux-maguro | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | 
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-mako | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | 
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-manta | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | 
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-raspi2 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored replaced by linux-raspi | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Fixed 4.4.0-1071.79 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-hwe-5.4 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-hwe-5.15 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-hwe-6.8 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-aws-5.4 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-aws-5.15 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-aws-hwe | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-azure-4.15 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-azure-5.4 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-azure-5.15 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-azure-fde | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored superseded by linux-azure-fde-5.15 | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-azure-fde-5.15 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-bluefield | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-fips | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Fixed 4.4.0-1017.22~recert1 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-aws-fips | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-azure-fips | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-gcp-fips | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-gcp-4.15 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-gcp-5.4 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-gcp-5.15 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-gkeop | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-gkeop-5.15 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-ibm | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-ibm-5.4 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-ibm-5.15 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-intel | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-intel-iotg | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-iot | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-intel-iot-realtime | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-lowlatency | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-nvidia | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-nvidia-6.5 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-nvidia-6.8 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-nvidia-lowlatency | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-oracle | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-oracle-5.4 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-oracle-5.15 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-oem-6.8 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-raspi | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-raspi-5.4 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-raspi-realtime | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-realtime | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-riscv | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored end of kernel support | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored superseded by linux-riscv-5.8 | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-riscv-5.15 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-riscv-6.8 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-xilinx-zynqmp | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-aws-6.8 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-gcp-6.8 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-oracle-6.8 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-azure-6.8 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| linux-oem-6.11 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                                Not affected 
                                
                               | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | 
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value | 
|---|---|
| Base score |  | 
| Attack vector | Local | 
| Attack complexity | Low | 
| Privileges required | Low | 
| User interaction | None | 
| Scope | Unchanged | 
| Confidentiality | High | 
| Integrity impact | High | 
| Availability impact | High | 
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3419-1
- Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- 18 September 2017
- USN-3405-1
- Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- 28 August 2017
- USN-3405-2
- Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
- 28 August 2017
- USN-3419-2
- Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
- 18 September 2017
- USN-3422-2
- Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
- 18 September 2017
- USN-3422-1
- Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- 18 September 2017
Other references
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8f44c9a41386729fea410e688959ddaa9d51be7c
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/24/2
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.3
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049645
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1473198
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8f44c9a41386729fea410e688959ddaa9d51be7c
- https://www.spinics.net/lists/stable/msg180994.html
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7541