CVE-2019-18660
Publication date 27 November 2019
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
The Linux kernel before 5.4.1 on powerpc allows Information Exposure because the Spectre-RSB mitigation is not in place for all applicable CPUs, aka CID-39e72bf96f58. This is related to arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S and arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
Anthony Steinhauser discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly perform Spectre_RSB mitigations to all processors for PowerPC architecture systems in some situations. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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linux | 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-74.84
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-171.200
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14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored | |
linux-aws | 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1057.59
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1100.111
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 4.4.0-1060.64
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linux-aws-5.0 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.0.0-1023.26~18.04.1
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-aws-hwe | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-1057.59~16.04.1
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-azure | 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.0.0-1028.30~18.04.1
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-1066.71
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 4.15.0-1066.71~14.04.1
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linux-azure-5.3 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.3.0-1009.10~18.04.1
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-azure-edge | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gcp | 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.0.0-1028.29~18.04.1
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-1052.56
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gcp-5.3 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.3.0-1010.11~18.04.1
|
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gcp-edge | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gke-4.15 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1050.53
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gke-5.0 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.0.0-1027.28~18.04.1
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gke-5.3 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-hwe | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.3.0-26.28~18.04.1
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-74.83~16.04.1
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-hwe-edge | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-kvm | 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1052.52
|
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1064.71
|
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-lts-trusty | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-lts-xenial | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 4.4.0-171.200~14.04.1
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|
linux-oem | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1066.76
|
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16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-oem-5.6 | 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-oem-osp1 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.0.0-1033.38
|
|
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-oracle | 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1031.34
|
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-1031.34~16.04.1
|
|
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-oracle-5.0 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.0.0-1009.14~18.04.1
|
|
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-oracle-5.3 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-raspi2 | 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1053.57
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1127.136
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-raspi2-5.3 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-snapdragon | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1070.77
|
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1131.139
|
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
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Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 4.7 · Medium |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | High |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
References
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