USN-3908-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
12 March 2019
The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.
Releases
Packages
- linux - Linux kernel
Details
Jann Horn discovered a race condition in the fork() system call in the
Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to gain access to services
that cache authorizations.
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-3.13.0-166-generic
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3.13.0-166.216
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linux-image-3.13.0-166-generic-lpae
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3.13.0-166.216
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linux-image-3.13.0-166-lowlatency
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3.13.0-166.216
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linux-image-3.13.0-166-powerpc-e500
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3.13.0-166.216
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linux-image-3.13.0-166-powerpc-e500mc
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3.13.0-166.216
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linux-image-3.13.0-166-powerpc-smp
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3.13.0-166.216
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linux-image-3.13.0-166-powerpc64-emb
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3.13.0-166.216
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linux-image-3.13.0-166-powerpc64-smp
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3.13.0-166.216
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linux-image-generic
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3.13.0.166.177
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linux-image-generic-lpae
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3.13.0.166.177
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linux-image-lowlatency
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3.13.0.166.177
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linux-image-powerpc-e500
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3.13.0.166.177
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linux-image-powerpc-e500mc
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3.13.0.166.177
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linux-image-powerpc-smp
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3.13.0.166.177
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linux-image-powerpc64-emb
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3.13.0.166.177
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linux-image-powerpc64-smp
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3.13.0.166.177
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linux-image-virtual
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3.13.0.166.177
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-3903-2: linux-image-azure, linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04, linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04, linux-image-4.18.0-16-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.18.0-16-snapdragon, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04, linux-image-4.18.0-1013-azure, linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04, linux-azure, linux-image-4.18.0-16-lowlatency, linux-hwe, linux-image-4.18.0-16-generic, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04
- USN-3934-2: policykit-1, libpolkit-backend-1-0
- USN-3934-1: libpolkit-gobject-1-dev, libpolkit-agent-1-0, policykit-1-doc, gir1.2-polkit-1.0, libpolkit-backend-1-dev, libpolkit-agent-1-dev, libpolkit-gobject-1-0, policykit-1, libpolkit-backend-1-0
- USN-3901-1: linux-image-4.15.0-1034-oem, linux-image-oem, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-raspi2, linux-oem, linux-gcp, linux-raspi2, linux-image-4.15.0-46-generic, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-46-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.15.0-1028-gcp, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-aws, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-oracle, linux-image-4.15.0-1032-raspi2, linux-image-gke, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-4.15.0-46-lowlatency, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-1009-oracle, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04, linux, linux-image-generic, linux-image-4.15.0-1030-kvm, linux-image-4.15.0-46-snapdragon, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-kvm, linux-image-4.15.0-1033-aws, linux-aws
- USN-3901-2: linux-aws-hwe, linux-image-azure, linux-image-oem, linux-azure, linux-image-aws-hwe, linux-gcp, linux-image-4.15.0-46-generic, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04, linux-hwe, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-46-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.15.0-1028-gcp, linux-image-4.15.0-1040-azure, linux-image-oracle, linux-oracle, linux-image-gke, linux-image-4.15.0-46-lowlatency, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-1009-oracle, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-1033-aws
- USN-3910-2: linux-image-4.4.0-143-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-143-lowlatency, linux-image-4.4.0-143-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-1039-aws, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-143-generic-lpae, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial, linux-image-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-143-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-143-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-143-powerpc-smp, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-aws
- USN-3910-1: linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-wily, linux-image-4.4.0-1077-aws, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-1041-kvm, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-vivid, linux-image-virtual-lts-utopic, linux-image-4.4.0-1108-snapdragon, linux-image-4.4.0-143-generic, linux-image-generic-lts-vivid, linux-image-4.4.0-143-lowlatency, linux-image-4.4.0-143-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-wily, linux-raspi2, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-vivid, linux-image-virtual-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-wily, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-utopic, linux-snapdragon, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-utopic, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-vivid, linux-image-4.4.0-143-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-utopic, linux-image-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-143-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-wily, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-vivid, linux-image-virtual-lts-wily, linux-image-4.4.0-1104-raspi2, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-4.4.0-143-powerpc64-smp, linux-kvm, linux, linux-image-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-143-powerpc-smp, linux-image-generic-lts-utopic, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-aws
- USN-3908-2: linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty, linux-image-3.13.0-166-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-lts-trusty, linux-image-3.13.0-166-generic, linux-lts-trusty, linux-image-3.13.0-166-lowlatency
- USN-3903-1: linux-image-azure, linux-image-4.18.0-1013-azure, linux-image-4.18.0-1008-kvm, linux-image-raspi2, linux-azure, linux-image-4.18.0-16-generic, linux-image-4.18.0-1007-gcp, linux-gcp, linux-raspi2, linux-image-4.18.0-16-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.18.0-16-snapdragon, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-4.18.0-16-lowlatency, linux-image-4.18.0-1010-raspi2, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-gke, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-gcp, linux-kvm, linux, linux-image-generic, linux-image-snapdragon