USN-3762-2: linux-azure Ubuntu
Vulnerability summary
USN-3762-2 is a vulnerability in linux-azure Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 2 · Downstream 0 · Related 2Timeline
- 11-09-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 10-02-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
linux-hwe, linux-azure, linux-gcp vulnerabilities USN-3762-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. It was discovered that the VirtIO subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory in some situations. A local attacker could use this to possibly expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2018-1118) Seunghun Han discovered an information leak in the ACPI handling code in the Linux kernel when handling early termination of ACPI table loading. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive informal (kernel address locations). (CVE-2017-13695)
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Known exploited
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Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu3 products
- linux-azure< 4.15.0-1023.24~16.04.1
- linux-gcp< 4.15.0-1019.20~16.04.1
- linux-hwe< 4.15.0-34.37~16.04.1
1 vendor · 3 products