USN-4689-4: Linux kernel update
21 January 2021
Several security issues were fixed in NVIDIA graphics drivers.
Releases
Packages
- linux - Linux kernel
- linux-aws - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-azure - Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems
- linux-gcp - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-hwe-5.4 - Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
- linux-hwe-5.8 - Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
- linux-oracle - Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
Details
USN-4689-3 fixed vulnerabilities in the NVIDIA server graphics drivers.
This update provides the corresponding updates for the NVIDIA Linux
DKMS kernel modules.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux kernel
contained a vulnerability that allowed user-mode clients to access legacy
privileged APIs. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service or escalate privileges. (CVE-2021-1052)
It was discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux kernel
did not properly validate a pointer received from userspace in some
situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2021-1053)
Xinyuan Lyu discovered that the NVIDIA GPU display driver for the Linux
kernel did not properly restrict device-level GPU isolation. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly expose
sensitive information. (CVE-2021-1056)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 20.10
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linux-image-5.8.0-1017-oracle
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5.8.0-1017.18
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linux-image-5.8.0-1019-azure
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5.8.0-1019.21
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linux-image-5.8.0-1019-gcp
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5.8.0-1019.20
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linux-image-5.8.0-1020-aws
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5.8.0-1020.22
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linux-image-5.8.0-40-generic
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5.8.0-40.45
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linux-image-5.8.0-40-lowlatency
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5.8.0-40.45
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linux-image-aws
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5.8.0.1020.22
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linux-image-azure
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5.8.0.1019.19
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linux-image-gcp
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5.8.0.1019.19
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linux-image-generic
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5.8.0.40.44
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linux-image-gke
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5.8.0.1019.19
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linux-image-lowlatency
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5.8.0.40.44
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linux-image-oem-20.04
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5.8.0.40.44
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linux-image-oracle
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5.8.0.1017.17
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linux-image-virtual
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5.8.0.40.44
Ubuntu 20.04
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linux-image-5.4.0-64-generic
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5.4.0-64.72
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linux-image-5.4.0-64-lowlatency
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5.4.0-64.72
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linux-image-5.8.0-40-generic
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5.8.0-40.45~20.04.1
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linux-image-5.8.0-40-lowlatency
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5.8.0-40.45~20.04.1
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linux-image-generic
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5.4.0.64.67
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linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04
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5.8.0.40.45~20.04.25
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linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04
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5.8.0.40.45~20.04.25
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linux-image-lowlatency
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5.4.0.64.67
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linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04
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5.8.0.40.45~20.04.25
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linux-image-oem
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5.4.0.64.67
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linux-image-oem-osp1
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5.4.0.64.67
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linux-image-virtual
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5.4.0.64.67
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linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04
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5.8.0.40.45~20.04.25
Ubuntu 18.04
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linux-image-4.15.0-134-generic
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4.15.0-134.138
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linux-image-4.15.0-134-lowlatency
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4.15.0-134.138
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linux-image-5.4.0-64-generic
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5.4.0-64.72~18.04.1
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linux-image-5.4.0-64-lowlatency
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5.4.0-64.72~18.04.1
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linux-image-generic
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4.15.0.134.121
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linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04
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5.4.0.64.72~18.04.59
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linux-image-lowlatency
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4.15.0.134.121
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linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04
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5.4.0.64.72~18.04.59
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linux-image-oem
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5.4.0.64.72~18.04.59
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linux-image-oem-osp1
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5.4.0.64.72~18.04.59
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linux-image-virtual
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4.15.0.134.121
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linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04
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5.4.0.64.72~18.04.59
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-4689-1: libnvidia-decode-455, libnvidia-extra-450, nvidia-kernel-source-460, libnvidia-compute-390, libnvidia-ifr1-450, nvidia-headless-460, nvidia-headless-390, libnvidia-compute-455, libnvidia-gl-390, nvidia-compute-utils-390, libnvidia-decode-390, nvidia-headless-450, nvidia-utils-440, nvidia-utils-455, nvidia-opencl-icd-384, nvidia-compute-utils-460, nvidia-384, nvidia-driver-390, nvidia-headless-455, libnvidia-gl-460, nvidia-graphics-drivers-460, nvidia-headless-no-dkms-390, libnvidia-encode-390, libnvidia-ifr1-455, nvidia-graphics-drivers-390, nvidia-libopencl1-384, libnvidia-compute-450, libnvidia-cfg1-450, nvidia-utils-390, nvidia-utils-450, libcuda1-384, libnvidia-common-390, libnvidia-fbc1-460, libnvidia-compute-460, libnvidia-decode-460, nvidia-kernel-source-390, libnvidia-fbc1-450, libnvidia-ifr1-440, nvidia-dkms-440, nvidia-utils-460, nvidia-dkms-450, libnvidia-compute-440, xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-390, xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-450, nvidia-kernel-source-455, nvidia-compute-utils-455, nvidia-driver-455, nvidia-compute-utils-450, nvidia-headless-no-dkms-455, nvidia-kernel-common-440, nvidia-dkms-390, nvidia-driver-460, libnvidia-decode-450, libnvidia-fbc1-455, nvidia-headless-440, libnvidia-extra-460, libnvidia-cfg1-440, nvidia-compute-utils-440, nvidia-kernel-common-390, nvidia-kernel-common-460, xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-455, xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-460, libnvidia-encode-440, libnvidia-decode-440, libnvidia-ifr1-390, nvidia-kernel-source-450, nvidia-kernel-common-450, nvidia-headless-no-dkms-440, libnvidia-ifr1-460, libnvidia-extra-455, nvidia-kernel-common-455, libnvidia-gl-450, libnvidia-common-460, libnvidia-cfg1-460, nvidia-dkms-460, nvidia-headless-no-dkms-450, libnvidia-encode-460, libnvidia-cfg1-455, libnvidia-extra-440, libnvidia-fbc1-390, libnvidia-encode-450, libnvidia-gl-440, xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440, libnvidia-encode-455, nvidia-graphics-drivers-450, libnvidia-common-440, nvidia-driver-440, nvidia-kernel-source-440, nvidia-headless-no-dkms-460, libnvidia-cfg1-390, libnvidia-gl-455, nvidia-dkms-455, libnvidia-common-455, nvidia-384-dev, libnvidia-common-450, libnvidia-fbc1-440, nvidia-driver-450
- USN-4689-2: linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04, linux-image-5.4.0-60-lowlatency, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04, linux-image-oem-20.04, linux-image-azure-lts-18.04, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-4.15.0-1063-oracle, linux-image-4.15.0-130-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04-edge, linux-image-gke, linux-image-oracle-edge, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04-edge, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04, linux-image-5.4.0-60-generic, linux-oracle-5.4, linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04-edge, linux-image-5.8.0-1016-gcp, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04-edge, linux-image-oem, linux-image-4.15.0-1104-azure, linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-130-generic, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04-edge, linux-aws, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04, linux-image-5.8.0-1018-aws, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04-edge, linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04-edge, linux-image-oem-osp1, linux-azure-5.4, linux-image-5.4.0-1035-oracle, linux-image-5.8.0-36-generic-64k, linux-gcp, linux-aws-5.4, linux-image-4.15.0-130-lowlatency, linux-image-5.8.0-1017-azure, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04-edge, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04, linux-image-generic-64k, linux-image-aws-edge, linux-oem-5.6, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04, linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04, linux-image-5.8.0-36-generic-lpae, linux-image-5.8.0-36-generic, linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04, linux-azure-4.15, linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04-edge, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-5.4.0-1036-azure, linux-image-gcp-edge, linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04, linux-azure, linux-image-aws-lts-18.04, linux-oracle, linux, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04, linux-image-azure, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04, linux-image-5.8.0-36-lowlatency, linux-hwe-5.8, linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04, linux-image-5.4.0-1034-gcp, linux-image-5.6.0-1042-oem, linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04, linux-image-aws, linux-image-5.4.0-60-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-azure-edge, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-image-generic, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-5.4.0-1035-aws, linux-image-4.15.0-1092-aws, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-5.8.0-1015-oracle
- USN-4689-3: nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server, nvidia-dkms-440-server, libnvidia-compute-450-server, libnvidia-ifr1-418-server, libnvidia-gl-418-server, libnvidia-encode-440-server, libnvidia-compute-440-server, nvidia-headless-no-dkms-418-server, nvidia-kernel-source-440-server, libnvidia-cfg1-440-server, nvidia-utils-450-server, nvidia-compute-utils-450-server, libnvidia-common-418-server, nvidia-compute-utils-418-server, nvidia-driver-418-server, nvidia-kernel-common-440-server, libnvidia-cfg1-450-server, libnvidia-decode-418-server, libnvidia-ifr1-440-server, nvidia-headless-no-dkms-440-server, nvidia-headless-450-server, libnvidia-extra-450-server, nvidia-kernel-common-450-server, nvidia-headless-no-dkms-450-server, nvidia-utils-418-server, nvidia-headless-418-server, libnvidia-fbc1-418-server, nvidia-driver-450-server, libnvidia-gl-440-server, libnvidia-cfg1-418-server, libnvidia-fbc1-450-server, nvidia-dkms-418-server, nvidia-kernel-source-450-server, nvidia-dkms-450-server, libnvidia-ifr1-450-server, nvidia-utils-440-server, xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-418-server, xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-440-server, nvidia-driver-440-server, nvidia-graphics-drivers-450-server, xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-450-server, nvidia-kernel-common-418-server, libnvidia-extra-440-server, libnvidia-common-450-server, libnvidia-decode-450-server, nvidia-compute-utils-440-server, libnvidia-gl-450-server, libnvidia-encode-450-server, nvidia-headless-440-server, libnvidia-encode-418-server, libnvidia-fbc1-440-server, nvidia-kernel-source-418-server, libnvidia-common-440-server, libnvidia-decode-440-server, libnvidia-compute-418-server