Security Advisory - 'Phoenix Talon' Vulnerabilities in Linux Kernel

The Linux operating system has four security vulnerabilities called ‘Phoenix Talon’, which affect Linux kernel 2.5.69 to Linux kernel 4.11. Successful exploit of these vulnerabilities can allow an attacker to launch DoS attacks and can lead to arbitrary code execution when certain conditions are met. (Vulnerability ID: HWPSIRT-2017-06165,HWPSIRT-2017-07130,HWPSIRT-2017-07131 and HWPSIRT-2017-07132)

The four vulnerabilities have been assigned four Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) IDs: CVE-2017-8890, CVE-2017-9075, CVE-2017-9076 and CVE-2017-9077.

Huawei has released software updates to fix these vulnerabilities. This advisory is available at the following link:

http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170802-01-linux-en