USN-4580-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
14 October 2020
The system could be made to crash or possibly run programs as an administrator.
Releases
Packages
- linux - Linux kernel
- linux-lts-trusty - Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty for Precise ESM
Details
Hadar Manor discovered that the DCCP protocol implementation in the Linux
kernel improperly handled socket reuse, leading to a use-after-free
vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04
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linux-image-server
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3.13.0.182.191
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linux-image-generic-pae
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3.13.0.182.191
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linux-image-lowlatency-pae
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3.13.0.182.191
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linux-image-virtual
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3.13.0.182.191
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linux-image-omap
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3.13.0.182.191
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linux-image-generic
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3.13.0.182.191
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linux-image-3.13.0-182-generic
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3.13.0-182.233
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linux-image-highbank
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3.13.0.182.191
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linux-image-3.13.0-182-generic-lpae
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3.13.0-182.233
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linux-image-3.13.0-182-lowlatency
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3.13.0-182.233
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linux-image-generic-lpae
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3.13.0.182.191
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linux-image-lowlatency
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3.13.0.182.191
Ubuntu 12.04
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linux-image-3.2.0-149-virtual
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3.2.0-149.196
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linux-image-3.13.0-182-lowlatency
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3.13.0-182.233~12.04.1
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linux-image-3.2.0-149-omap
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3.2.0-149.196
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linux-image-generic
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3.2.0.149.163
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linux-image-3.13.0-182-generic
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3.13.0-182.233~12.04.1
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linux-image-highbank
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3.2.0.149.163
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linux-image-server
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3.2.0.149.163
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linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty
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3.13.0.182.168
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linux-image-virtual
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3.2.0.149.163
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linux-image-generic-lts-trusty
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3.13.0.182.168
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linux-image-generic-pae
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3.2.0.149.163
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linux-image-3.13.0-182-generic-lpae
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3.13.0-182.233~12.04.1
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linux-image-3.2.0-149-generic-pae
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3.2.0-149.196
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linux-image-3.2.0-149-highbank
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3.2.0-149.196
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linux-image-3.2.0-149-generic
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3.2.0-149.196
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have
been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and
reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed.
Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages
(e.g. linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual,
linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform
this as well.
References
Related notices
- USN-4576-1: linux-image-kvm, linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04, linux, linux-image-5.4.0-1028-oracle, linux-image-5.4.0-51-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04-edge, linux-oracle-5.4, linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04, linux-azure-5.4, linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04, linux-image-oracle-edge, linux-image-gcp-edge, linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04, linux-image-raspi, linux-oracle, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-raspi, linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04, linux-image-azure-edge, linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04-edge, linux-azure, linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04-edge, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04-edge, linux-aws-5.4, linux-image-5.4.0-51-generic, linux-image-5.4.0-1031-azure, linux-image-oem-osp1, linux-image-azure, linux-raspi-5.4, linux-image-5.4.0-1028-aws, linux-image-5.4.0-1028-gcp, linux-image-aws-edge, linux-gcp, linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04-edge, linux-image-5.4.0-1021-raspi, linux-image-generic, linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04-edge, linux-image-oem, linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-5.4.0-51-lowlatency, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04, linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04-edge, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-aws, linux-kvm, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04, linux-aws, linux-image-gke, linux-image-5.4.0-1026-kvm
- USN-4577-1: linux-image-oem-osp1, linux-gke-5.3, linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04, linux-image-gke-5.3, linux-hwe, linux-oem-osp1, linux-image-5.3.0-68-lowlatency, linux-image-gkeop-5.3, linux-image-gke-5.0, linux-raspi2-5.3, linux-gke-5.0, linux-image-5.0.0-1049-gke, linux-image-5.3.0-1035-raspi2, linux-image-5.0.0-1069-oem-osp1, linux-image-5.3.0-1038-gke, linux-image-5.3.0-68-generic
- USN-4578-1: linux-image-4.15.0-121-lowlatency, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-4.15.0-1086-gcp, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04, linux, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-120-generic, linux-image-4.15.0-121-generic, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04, linux-aws-hwe, linux-image-4.15.0-120-generic-lpae, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04, linux-raspi2, linux-image-4.15.0-1089-snapdragon, linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04, linux-image-4.15.0-1086-aws, linux-image-4.15.0-1057-oracle, linux-gke-4.15, linux-image-azure-edge, linux-image-azure-lts-18.04, linux-azure, linux-snapdragon, linux-image-4.15.0-1077-kvm, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-4.15.0-121-generic-lpae, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-4.15.0-1099-oem, linux-image-azure, linux-image-4.15.0-120-lowlatency, linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-image-4.15.0-1099-azure, linux-gcp, linux-image-gke-4.15, linux-image-generic, linux-azure-4.15, linux-image-oem, linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-4.15.0-1073-raspi2, linux-image-aws-lts-18.04, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-4.15.0-1072-gke, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-hwe, linux-image-4.15.0-1085-aws, linux-image-4.15.0-1056-oracle, linux-kvm, linux-aws, linux-image-aws-hwe, linux-image-gke, linux-oem, linux-image-4.15.0-1098-azure, linux-oracle
- USN-4579-1: linux-image-kvm, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-vivid, linux-image-4.4.0-193-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-virtual-lts-vivid, linux-image-4.4.0-193-powerpc64-emb, linux, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-utopic, linux-image-virtual-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial, linux-raspi2, linux-image-4.4.0-193-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-vivid, linux-image-4.4.0-1145-snapdragon, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-193-lowlatency, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-snapdragon, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-vivid, linux-image-generic-lts-vivid, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-utopic, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-1117-aws, linux-image-generic-lts-utopic, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-wily, linux-image-4.4.0-193-powerpc-smp, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-utopic, linux-image-4.4.0-193-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-wily, linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-4.4.0-1141-raspi2, linux-image-4.4.0-1081-aws, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-utopic, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-4.4.0-1082-kvm, linux-image-4.4.0-193-generic, linux-image-aws, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial, linux-kvm, linux-aws, linux-image-generic-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux-image-virtual-lts-wily
- LSN-0072-1: generic-4.4, aws, lowlatency-5.4, generic-4.15, lowlatency-4.4, lowlatency-4.15, oem, gcp, azure, generic-5.4