USN-3549-1

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3549-1

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3549-1.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3549-1

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Published

2018-01-29T18:35:38.128619Z

Modified

2018-01-29T18:35:38.128619Z

Summary

linux-kvm vulnerabilities

Details

Jann Horn discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorized memory reads via sidechannel attacks. This flaw is known as Spectre. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information, including kernel memory. (CVE-2017-5715, CVE-2017-5753)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / linux-kvm

Package

Name: linux-kvm
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-kvm@4.4.0-1017.22?arch=src?distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

4.4.0-1017.22

Affected versions

4.*

4.4.0-1004.9

4.4.0-1007.12

4.4.0-1008.13

4.4.0-1009.14

4.4.0-1010.15

4.4.0-1012.17

4.4.0-1013.18

4.4.0-1015.20

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "linux-headers-4.4.0-1017-kvm": "4.4.0-1017.22",
            "linux-kvm-cloud-tools-4.4.0-1017": "4.4.0-1017.22",
            "linux-kvm-headers-4.4.0-1017": "4.4.0-1017.22",
            "linux-cloud-tools-4.4.0-1017-kvm": "4.4.0-1017.22",
            "linux-kvm-tools-4.4.0-1017-dbgsym": "4.4.0-1017.22",
            "linux-kvm-cloud-tools-4.4.0-1017-dbgsym": "4.4.0-1017.22",
            "linux-tools-4.4.0-1017-kvm": "4.4.0-1017.22",
            "linux-kvm-tools-4.4.0-1017": "4.4.0-1017.22",
            "linux-image-4.4.0-1017-kvm": "4.4.0-1017.22",
            "linux-image-4.4.0-1017-kvm-dbgsym": "4.4.0-1017.22"
        }
    ]
}