CVE-2017-0605

Publication date 12 May 2017

Last updated 4 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn by its CNA. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the trace subsystem in the Linux kernel. A privileged local attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 17.04 zesty
Fixed 4.10.0-22.24
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 4.8.0-54.57
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-79.100
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 3.13.0-123.172
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
linux-armadaxp 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
linux-goldfish 17.04 zesty Ignored end of life
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-grouper 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-linaro-omap 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
linux-linaro-shared 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
linux-azure 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-aws 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1018.27
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-euclid 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-flo 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-gcp 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gke 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1014.14
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-hwe 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.8.0-54.57~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-hwe-edge 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.8.0-54.57~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-kvm 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-linaro-vexpress 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
linux-lts-quantal 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
linux-lts-raring 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
linux-lts-saucy 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
linux-lts-trusty 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
linux-lts-utopic 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-lts-vivid 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-lts-wily 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-lts-xenial 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 4.4.0-79.100~14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-maguro 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-mako 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-manta 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-qcm-msm 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
linux-raspi2 17.04 zesty
Fixed 4.10.0-1006.8
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 4.8.0-1038.41
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1057.64
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-snapdragon 17.04 zesty
Fixed 4.4.0-1059.63
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 4.4.0-1059.63
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1059.63
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-ti-omap4 17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life

Notes

jdstrand

android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.10 and earlier preview kernels linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
linux

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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    • USN-3312-2
    • Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
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    • USN-3312-1
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    • USN-3343-2
    • Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
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    • USN-3313-1
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