UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18169

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-18169
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18169.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18169
Upstream
  • CVE-2017-18169
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:44:18Z
Published
2018-06-15T20:29:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:36:29.548329Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

User process can perform the kernel DOS in ashmem when doing cache maintenance operation in all Android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the Linux kernel.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / linux-azure

Package

Name
linux-azure
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure@4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "linux-azure-cloud-tools-4.15.0-1023",
            "binary_version": "4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "linux-azure-cloud-tools-4.15.0-1023-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "linux-azure-headers-4.15.0-1023",
            "binary_version": "4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "linux-azure-tools-4.15.0-1023",
            "binary_version": "4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "linux-azure-tools-4.15.0-1023-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-1023-azure",
            "binary_version": "4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "linux-headers-4.15.0-1023-azure",
            "binary_version": "4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "linux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-1023-azure",
            "binary_version": "4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "linux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-1023-azure-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "linux-modules-4.15.0-1023-azure",
            "binary_version": "4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-1023-azure",
            "binary_version": "4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "linux-tools-4.15.0-1023-azure",
            "binary_version": "4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18169.json"