USN-4254-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
28 January 2020
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Releases
Packages
- linux - Linux kernel
- linux-aws - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-kvm - Linux kernel for cloud environments
- linux-raspi2 - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2
- linux-snapdragon - Linux kernel for Snapdragon processors
Details
It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly clear data
structures on context switches for certain Intel graphics processors. A
local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2019-14615)
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Virtual Video Test
Driver in the Linux kernel. An attacker with write access to /dev/video0 on
a system with the vivid module loaded could possibly use this to gain
administrative privileges. (CVE-2019-18683)
It was discovered that the btrfs file system in the Linux kernel did not
properly validate metadata, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. An
attacker could use this to specially craft a file system image that, when
mounted, could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-18885)
It was discovered that multiple memory leaks existed in the Marvell WiFi-Ex
Driver for the Linux kernel. A local attacker could possibly use this to
cause a denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19057)
It was discovered that the crypto subsystem in the Linux kernel did not
properly deallocate memory in certain error conditions. A local attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion).
(CVE-2019-19062)
It was discovered that the Realtek rtlwifi USB device driver in the Linux
kernel did not properly deallocate memory in certain error conditions. A
local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (kernel
memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19063)
Dan Carpenter discovered that the AppleTalk networking subsystem of the
Linux kernel did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a
NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial
of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-19227)
It was discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly handle ioctl requests to get emulated CPUID
features. An attacker with access to /dev/kvm could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-19332)
It was discovered that the B2C2 FlexCop USB device driver in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate device metadata. A physically proximate
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2019-15291)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04
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linux-image-4.4.0-1065-kvm
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4.4.0-1065.72
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linux-image-4.4.0-1101-aws
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4.4.0-1101.112
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linux-image-4.4.0-1128-raspi2
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4.4.0-1128.137
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linux-image-4.4.0-1132-snapdragon
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4.4.0-1132.140
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linux-image-4.4.0-173-generic
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4.4.0-173.203
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linux-image-4.4.0-173-generic-lpae
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4.4.0-173.203
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linux-image-4.4.0-173-lowlatency
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4.4.0-173.203
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linux-image-4.4.0-173-powerpc-e500mc
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4.4.0-173.203
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linux-image-4.4.0-173-powerpc-smp
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4.4.0-173.203
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linux-image-4.4.0-173-powerpc64-emb
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4.4.0-173.203
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linux-image-4.4.0-173-powerpc64-smp
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4.4.0-173.203
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linux-image-aws
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4.4.0.1101.105
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linux-image-generic
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4.4.0.173.181
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linux-image-generic-lpae
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4.4.0.173.181
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linux-image-kvm
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4.4.0.1065.65
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linux-image-lowlatency
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4.4.0.173.181
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linux-image-powerpc-e500mc
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4.4.0.173.181
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linux-image-powerpc-smp
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4.4.0.173.181
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linux-image-powerpc64-emb
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4.4.0.173.181
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linux-image-powerpc64-smp
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4.4.0.173.181
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linux-image-raspi2
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4.4.0.1128.128
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linux-image-snapdragon
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4.4.0.1132.124
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linux-image-virtual
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4.4.0.173.181
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.
Related notices
- USN-4255-2: linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-76-lowlatency, linux-image-4.15.0-76-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04, linux-hwe, linux-aws-hwe, linux-image-4.15.0-76-generic, linux-image-oem, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-aws-hwe, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-1058-aws, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04
- USN-4253-1: linux-image-aws, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-5.3.0-1010-aws, linux, linux-image-generic, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-5.3.0-29-generic-lpae, linux-image-5.3.0-29-snapdragon, linux-image-5.3.0-29-lowlatency, linux-image-5.3.0-29-generic, linux-aws
- USN-4285-1: linux-image-oracle-edge, linux-image-5.0.0-1025-aws, linux-azure, linux-image-5.0.0-1030-gke, linux-image-aws-edge, linux-gke-5.0, linux-gcp, linux-image-gke-5.0, linux-oracle-5.0, linux-image-5.0.0-1031-gcp, linux-image-5.0.0-1032-azure, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-5.0.0-1011-oracle, linux-image-azure, linux-aws-5.0
- USN-4255-1: linux-image-aws, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-76-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic, linux-image-aws-lts-18.04, linux-image-oem, linux-image-4.15.0-1067-oem, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-4.15.0-76-lowlatency, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-aws, linux, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-oem, linux-image-4.15.0-76-generic, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-1058-aws, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04
- USN-4253-2: linux-image-5.3.0-28-lowlatency, linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04-edge, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04-edge, linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04, linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04, linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04-edge, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04-edge, linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04-edge, linux-hwe, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04, linux-image-5.3.0-28-generic-lpae, linux-image-5.3.0-28-generic, linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04
- USN-4287-1: linux-image-aws, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04, linux-oracle, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-88-generic, linux-gke-4.15, linux-image-generic, linux-hwe, linux-image-aws-lts-18.04, linux-image-4.15.0-1055-gcp, linux-image-oem, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-4.15.0-1072-snapdragon, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-azure, linux-snapdragon, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-4.15.0-1055-raspi2, linux-image-4.15.0-88-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.15.0-1060-aws, linux-image-azure-edge, linux-image-aws-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-aws, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-gke, linux-image-raspi2, linux, linux-image-4.15.0-1033-oracle, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-4.15.0-1052-gke, linux-image-4.15.0-1053-kvm, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-gke-4.15, linux-raspi2, linux-gcp, linux-image-4.15.0-88-lowlatency, linux-aws-hwe, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04, linux-image-azure, linux-image-4.15.0-1071-azure
- USN-4287-2: linux-image-4.15.0-1069-azure, linux-azure, linux-image-azure
- USN-4286-1: linux-image-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-174-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-generic, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-utopic, linux-image-4.4.0-174-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-generic-lts-utopic, linux-image-virtual-lts-vivid, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-4.4.0-1133-snapdragon, linux-image-4.4.0-174-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-wily, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lts-wily, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-utopic, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-wily, linux-image-virtual-lts-wily, linux-image-4.4.0-174-powerpc-smp, linux-snapdragon, linux-image-generic-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-wily, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-utopic, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-vivid, linux-kvm, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-aws, linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-virtual-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial, linux, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-utopic, linux-image-4.4.0-174-generic-lpae, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-1102-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-174-lowlatency, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-1066-kvm, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-174-generic, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial, linux-raspi2, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-vivid, linux-image-4.4.0-1129-raspi2, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-vivid
- USN-4286-2: linux-image-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-174-powerpc64-emb, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-1062-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-174-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-174-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-174-powerpc-smp, linux-aws, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-174-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-174-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-174-generic, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial
- USN-4254-2: linux-image-aws, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-173-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-173-lowlatency, linux-image-4.4.0-173-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.4.0-1061-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-173-powerpc-smp, linux-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-173-generic, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-173-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-173-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial
- USN-4284-1: linux-image-aws, linux-image-5.3.0-1018-raspi2, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04-edge, linux-oracle, linux-azure-5.3, linux-image-5.3.0-1010-kvm, linux-image-generic, linux-hwe, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-5.3.0-1012-gcp, linux-image-5.3.0-1011-aws, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-azure, linux-image-5.3.0-40-generic, linux-raspi2-5.3, linux-image-5.3.0-40-generic-lpae, linux-image-azure-edge, linux-kvm, linux-image-gcp-edge, linux-image-5.3.0-1009-oracle, linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04, linux-aws, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-gke, linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04-edge, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04, linux-image-raspi2, linux-gcp-5.3, linux, linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04, linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04, linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04-edge, linux-image-5.3.0-1013-azure, linux-image-5.3.0-40-lowlatency, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04, linux-raspi2, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04-edge, linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04-edge, linux-gcp, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-5.3.0-40-snapdragon, linux-image-azure
- USN-4258-1: linux-image-oracle-edge, linux-image-aws-edge, linux-gke-5.0, linux-gcp, linux-image-gke-5.0, linux-oracle-5.0, linux-image-5.0.0-1029-gcp, linux-image-5.0.0-1029-gke, linux-image-5.0.0-1024-aws, linux-image-5.0.0-1010-oracle, linux-image-gcp, linux-aws-5.0