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USN-3220-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerability | Cloud Foundry

Description

# # **Severity** High # **Vendor** Canonical Ubuntu # **Versions Affected** * Ubuntu 14.04 LTS # **Description** Alexander Popov discovered that the N_HDLC line discipline implementation in the Linux kernel contained a double-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain administrative privileges. # **Mitigation** OSS users are strongly encouraged to follow one of the mitigations below: The Cloud Foundry team recommends upgrading to the following BOSH stemcells: * Upgrade 3151.x versions to 3151.12 * Upgrade 3233.x versions to 3233.15 * Upgrade 3263.x versions to 3263.21 * Upgrade 3312.x versions to 3312.21 * Upgrade 3363.x versions to 3363.10 # **References** * [https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3220-2/](<https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3220-2/>) * [http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2017/CVE-2017-2636.html](<http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2017/CVE-2017-2636.html>)


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