USN-3674-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
11 June 2018
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Releases
Packages
- linux - Linux kernel
Details
It was discovered that the netfilter subsystem of the Linux kernel did not
properly validate ebtables offsets. A local attacker could use this to
cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2018-1068)
It was discovered that a NULL pointer dereference existed in the RDS
(Reliable Datagram Sockets) protocol implementation in the Linux kernel. A
local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2018-7492)
Eyal Itkin discovered that the USB displaylink video adapter driver in the
Linux kernel did not properly validate mmap offsets sent from userspace. A
local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel
memory) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-8781)
Xingyuan Lin discovered that a out-of-bounds read existed in the USB Video
Class (UVC) driver of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to
expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2017-0627)
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-3.13.0-151-generic
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3.13.0-151.201
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linux-image-3.13.0-151-generic-lpae
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3.13.0-151.201
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linux-image-3.13.0-151-lowlatency
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3.13.0-151.201
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linux-image-3.13.0-151-powerpc-e500
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3.13.0-151.201
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linux-image-3.13.0-151-powerpc-e500mc
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3.13.0-151.201
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linux-image-3.13.0-151-powerpc-smp
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3.13.0-151.201
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linux-image-3.13.0-151-powerpc64-emb
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3.13.0-151.201
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linux-image-3.13.0-151-powerpc64-smp
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3.13.0-151.201
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-3674-2: linux-image-generic-lts-trusty, linux-image-3.13.0-151-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty, linux-lts-trusty, linux-image-3.13.0-151-generic
- USN-3654-2: linux-aws, linux-image-extra-4.4.0-127-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-127-lowlatency, linux-image-4.4.0-127-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.4.0-127-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.4.0-127-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-127-powerpc64-smp, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-127-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-1022-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-127-generic-lpae
- USN-3654-1: linux-aws, linux-image-extra-4.4.0-127-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-1060-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-127-lowlatency, linux-kvm, linux, linux-image-4.4.0-127-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.4.0-1026-kvm, linux-image-4.4.0-127-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.4.0-127-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-127-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-127-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-127-generic-lpae
- USN-3656-1: linux-image-4.4.0-1090-raspi2, linux-snapdragon, linux-image-4.4.0-1093-snapdragon, linux-raspi2
- USN-3677-1: linux-image-4.13.0-45-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic, linux-image-4.13.0-45-generic, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.13.0-1022-raspi2, linux, linux-raspi2, linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-4.13.0-45-lowlatency
- USN-3677-2: linux-image-4.13.0-1030-oem, linux-gcp, linux-image-4.13.0-45-generic, linux-image-4.13.0-45-generic-lpae, linux-image-extra-4.13.0-45-generic, linux-hwe, linux-image-4.13.0-1019-gcp, linux-image-extra-4.13.0-1019-gcp, linux-oem, linux-image-4.13.0-45-lowlatency
- USN-3619-2: linux-image-4.4.0-119-lowlatency, linux-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-119-generic, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.4.0-119-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.4.0-1016-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-extra-4.4.0-119-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc-smp
- USN-3619-1: linux-image-4.4.0-1088-snapdragon, linux-image-4.4.0-119-lowlatency, linux-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-119-generic, linux-snapdragon, linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.4.0-119-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.4.0-1020-kvm, linux, linux-kvm, linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc64-smp, linux-raspi2, linux-image-extra-4.4.0-119-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-1086-raspi2, linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-1054-aws