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CVE-2017-13220

Publication date 12 January 2018

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Upstream kernel bluez. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-63527053.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that the Bluetooth HIP Protocol implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate HID connection setup information. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
bluez 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 3.13.0-149.199
linux-aws 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-azure 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-euclid 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-flo 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored abandoned
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gcp 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gke 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored end of standard support, was needs-triage
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-goldfish 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-grouper 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe-edge 18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.18.0-8.9~18.04.1
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-kvm 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-trusty 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful 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
17.10 artful 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
17.10 artful 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
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-xenial 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-maguro 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful 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
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored abandoned
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-manta 18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oem 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-raspi2 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-snapdragon 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

Patch details

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Package Patch details
linux

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3655-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 22 May 2018
    • USN-3655-2
    • Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
    • 22 May 2018

Other references