USN-3836-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
3 December 2018
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Releases
Packages
- linux - Linux kernel
- linux-gcp - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-kvm - Linux kernel for cloud environments
- linux-raspi2 - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2
Details
Jann Horn discovered that the Linux kernel mishandles mapping UID or GID
ranges inside nested user namespaces in some situations. A local attacker
could use this to bypass access controls on resources outside the
namespace. (CVE-2018-18955)
Philipp Wendler discovered that the overlayfs implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly verify the directory contents permissions from
within a unprivileged user namespace. A local attacker could use this to
expose sensitive information (protected file names). (CVE-2018-6559)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04
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linux-image-4.15.0-1027-kvm
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4.15.0-1027.27
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linux-image-4.15.0-1029-raspi2
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4.15.0-1029.31
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linux-image-4.15.0-42-generic
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4.15.0-42.45
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linux-image-4.15.0-42-generic-lpae
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4.15.0-42.45
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linux-image-4.15.0-42-lowlatency
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4.15.0-42.45
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linux-image-4.15.0-42-snapdragon
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4.15.0-42.45
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-3835-1: linux, linux-image-kvm, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-image-generic, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-4.18.0-1004-gcp, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-4.18.0-1007-raspi2, linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-gke, linux-image-4.18.0-12-snapdragon, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-4.18.0-12-generic-lpae, linux-gcp, linux-image-4.18.0-12-generic, linux-image-4.18.0-12-lowlatency, linux-image-4.18.0-1005-kvm
- USN-3833-1: linux-image-4.15.0-1029-aws, linux-aws
- USN-3836-2: linux-hwe, linux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-42-lowlatency, linux-image-4.15.0-42-generic, linux-image-4.15.0-42-generic-lpae, linux-gcp, linux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-42-generic, linux-image-4.15.0-42-lowlatency, linux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-1025-gcp
- USN-3832-1: linux-image-4.18.0-1006-aws, linux-image-aws, linux-aws