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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2021.0717 Linux kernel: Multiple vulnerabilities 26 February 2021 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: kernel Publisher: Ubuntu Operating System: Ubuntu Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated Modify Arbitrary Files -- Existing Account Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated Unauthorised Access -- Remote/Unauthenticated Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account Reduced Security -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2021-20177 CVE-2021-3178 CVE-2020-35508 CVE-2020-29661 CVE-2020-29660 CVE-2020-29569 CVE-2020-29568 CVE-2020-29374 CVE-2020-29371 CVE-2020-29369 CVE-2020-29368 CVE-2020-28974 CVE-2020-28941 CVE-2020-28915 CVE-2020-28588 CVE-2020-28374 CVE-2020-27835 CVE-2020-27830 CVE-2020-27815 CVE-2020-27777 CVE-2020-27675 CVE-2020-27673 CVE-2020-27152 CVE-2020-25704 CVE-2020-25669 CVE-2020-25668 CVE-2020-25656 CVE-2020-25643 CVE-2020-25641 CVE-2020-25284 CVE-2020-25212 CVE-2020-24490 CVE-2020-15437 CVE-2020-15436 CVE-2020-14314 CVE-2020-10135 Reference: ESB-2021.0648 ESB-2021.0565 ESB-2021.0556 ESB-2021.0166 ESB-2020.4505 ESB-2020.4432 ESB-2020.4417 Original Bulletin: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4749-1 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4753-1 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4752-1 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4751-1 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4750-1 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4748-1 Comment: This bulletin contains six (6) Ubuntu security advisories. - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- USN-4749-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities 25 February 2021 Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Releases o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS o Ubuntu 14.04 ESM Packages o linux - Linux kernel o linux-aws - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems o linux-aws-hwe - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS-HWE) systems o linux-azure - Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems o linux-azure-4.15 - Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems o linux-dell300x - Linux kernel for Dell 300x platforms o linux-gcp - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems o linux-gcp-4.15 - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems o linux-gke-4.15 - Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems o linux-hwe - Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel o linux-kvm - Linux kernel for cloud environments o linux-oracle - Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems o linux-raspi2 - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi (V8) systems o linux-snapdragon - Linux kernel for Qualcomm Snapdragon processors Details Bodong Zhao discovered a use-after-free in the Sun keyboard driver implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2020-25669 ) It was discovered that the jfs file system implementation in the Linux kernel contained an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to possibly cause a denial of service (system crash). ( CVE-2020-27815 ) Shisong Qin and Bodong Zhao discovered that Speakup screen reader driver in the Linux kernel did not correctly handle setting line discipline in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). ( CVE-2020-27830 , CVE-2020-28941 ) It was discovered that the memory management subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle copy-on-write operations in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to gain unintended write access to read-only memory pages. ( CVE-2020-29374 ) Michael Kurth and Pawel Wieczorkiewicz discovered that the Xen event processing backend in the Linux kernel did not properly limit the number of events queued. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service in the host OS. ( CVE-2020-29568 ) Olivier Benjamin and Pawel Wieczorkiewicz discovered a race condition the Xen paravirt block backend in the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service in the host OS. ( CVE-2020-29569 ) Jann Horn discovered that the tty subsystem of the Linux kernel did not use consistent locking in some situations, leading to a read-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information (kernel memory). ( CVE-2020-29660 ) Jann Horn discovered a race condition in the tty subsystem of the Linux kernel in the locking for the TIOCSPGRP ioctl(), leading to a use-after- free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2020-29661 ) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 o linux-image-4.15.0-1012-dell300x - 4.15.0-1012.16 o linux-image-4.15.0-1065-oracle - 4.15.0-1065.73 o linux-image-4.15.0-1079-gke - 4.15.0-1079.84 o linux-image-4.15.0-1079-raspi2 - 4.15.0-1079.84 o linux-image-4.15.0-1085-kvm - 4.15.0-1085.87 o linux-image-4.15.0-1093-gcp - 4.15.0-1093.106 o linux-image-4.15.0-1094-aws - 4.15.0-1094.101 o linux-image-4.15.0-1096-snapdragon - 4.15.0-1096.105 o linux-image-4.15.0-1108-azure - 4.15.0-1108.120 o linux-image-4.15.0-136-generic - 4.15.0-136.140 o linux-image-4.15.0-136-generic-lpae - 4.15.0-136.140 o linux-image-4.15.0-136-lowlatency - 4.15.0-136.140 o linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 - 4.15.0.1094.97 o linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 - 4.15.0.1108.81 o linux-image-dell300x - 4.15.0.1012.14 o linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 - 4.15.0.1093.111 o linux-image-generic - 4.15.0.136.123 o linux-image-generic-lpae - 4.15.0.136.123 o linux-image-gke - 4.15.0.1079.83 o linux-image-gke-4.15 - 4.15.0.1079.83 o linux-image-kvm - 4.15.0.1085.81 o linux-image-lowlatency - 4.15.0.136.123 o linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 - 4.15.0.1065.75 o linux-image-powerpc-e500mc - 4.15.0.136.123 o linux-image-powerpc-smp - 4.15.0.136.123 o linux-image-powerpc64-emb - 4.15.0.136.123 o linux-image-powerpc64-smp - 4.15.0.136.123 o linux-image-raspi2 - 4.15.0.1079.76 o linux-image-snapdragon - 4.15.0.1096.99 o linux-image-virtual - 4.15.0.136.123 Ubuntu 16.04 o linux-image-4.15.0-1065-oracle - 4.15.0-1065.73~16.04.1 o linux-image-4.15.0-1093-gcp - 4.15.0-1093.106~16.04.1 o linux-image-4.15.0-1094-aws - 4.15.0-1094.101~16.04.1 o linux-image-4.15.0-1108-azure - 4.15.0-1108.120~16.04.1 o linux-image-4.15.0-136-generic - 4.15.0-136.140~16.04.1 o linux-image-4.15.0-136-generic-lpae - 4.15.0-136.140~16.04.1 o linux-image-4.15.0-136-lowlatency - 4.15.0-136.140~16.04.1 o linux-image-aws-hwe - 4.15.0.1094.87 o linux-image-azure - 4.15.0.1108.99 o linux-image-gcp - 4.15.0.1093.94 o linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 - 4.15.0.136.132 o linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04 - 4.15.0.136.132 o linux-image-gke - 4.15.0.1093.94 o linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 - 4.15.0.136.132 o linux-image-oem - 4.15.0.136.132 o linux-image-oracle - 4.15.0.1065.53 o linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 - 4.15.0.136.132 Ubuntu 14.04 o linux-image-4.15.0-1108-azure - 4.15.0-1108.120~14.04.1 o linux-image-azure - 4.15.0.1108.81 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 o CVE-2020-27815 o CVE-2020-29660 o CVE-2020-27830 o CVE-2020-29568 o CVE-2020-29374 o CVE-2020-29569 o CVE-2020-29661 o CVE-2020-25669 o CVE-2020-28941 Related notices o USN-4751-1 : linux-image-5.8.0-1023-azure, linux-image-5.8.0-1019-kvm, linux-raspi, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04, linux-image-oem-20.04, linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04, linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04, linux-image-5.8.0-44-generic-lpae, linux-image-5.8.0-1016-raspi-nolpae, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04, linux-image-5.8.0-44-generic, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-5.8.0-1021-oracle, linux-image-5.8.0-44-lowlatency, linux-image-generic, linux, linux-image-5.8.0-1024-aws, linux-image-5.8.0-1016-raspi, linux-image-5.8.0-44-generic-64k, linux-image-generic-64k, linux-oracle, linux-hwe-5.8, linux-image-raspi-nolpae, linux-azure, linux-image-aws, linux-image-raspi, linux-image-virtual, linux-gcp, linux-image-5.8.0-1023-gcp, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-azure, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04, linux-image-gke, linux-kvm, linux-aws, linux-image-generic-lpae o USN-4752-1 : linux-oem-5.6, linux-image-5.6.0-1048-oem, linux-image-oem-20.04 o USN-4750-1 : linux-image-gkeop, linux-image-5.4.0-1033-kvm, linux-image-gkeop-5.4, linux-raspi-5.4, linux-raspi, linux-image-oem, linux-oracle-5.4, linux-image-oem-osp1, linux-image-5.4.0-1038-oracle, linux-image-5.4.0-1040-azure, linux-image-5.4.0-1038-aws, linux-image-5.4.0-66-lowlatency, linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-5.4.0-66-generic-lpae, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-5.4.0-66-generic, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04, linux-image-generic, linux, linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04, linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04, linux-oracle, linux-aws-5.4, linux-image-5.4.0-1010-gkeop, linux-azure, linux-image-aws, linux-image-raspi, linux-gke-5.4, linux-gcp, linux-gkeop, linux-gkeop-5.4, linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-5.4.0-1037-gcp, linux-azure-5.4, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-azure, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04, linux-kvm, linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04, linux-image-gke-5.4, linux-aws, linux-image-5.4.0-1036-gke, linux-image-5.4.0-1029-raspi o USN-4709-1 : linux-snapdragon, linux-image-4.4.0-1085-aws, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-1121-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-1145-raspi2, linux-image-4.4.0-1149-snapdragon, linux-image-raspi2, linux-kvm, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-raspi2, linux-image-4.4.0-1087-kvm, linux-aws o USN-4708-1 : linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.4.0-201-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-201-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.4.0-201-powerpc-smp, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-201-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic, linux, linux-image-4.4.0-201-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-201-lowlatency, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-201-generic-lpae, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-generic-lpae o USN-4748-1 : linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-203-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-203-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.4.0-203-generic, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc-smp, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic, linux, linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.4.0-1150-snapdragon, linux-image-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-1146-raspi2, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-1122-aws, linux-image-raspi2, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon, linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc64-emb, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-4.4.0-1086-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-1088-kvm, linux-kvm, linux-aws, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-generic-lpae - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USN-4753-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerability 25 February 2021 The system could allow unintended access to data in some environments. Releases o Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Packages o linux-oem-5.10 - Linux kernel for OEM systems Details It was discovered that the LIO SCSI target implementation in the Linux kernel performed insufficient identifier checking in certain XCOPY requests. An attacker with access to at least one LUN in a multiple backstore environment could use this to expose sensitive information or modify data. ( CVE-2020-28374 ) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 o linux-image-5.10.0-1014-oem - 5.10.0-1014.15 o linux-image-oem-20.04b - 5.10.0.1014.15 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 o CVE-2021-3178 o CVE-2020-28374 Related notices o USN-4709-1 : linux-image-4.4.0-1145-raspi2, linux-image-4.4.0-1087-kvm, linux-image-4.4.0-1149-snapdragon, linux-raspi2, linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-aws, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-snapdragon, linux-image-4.4.0-1085-aws, linux-kvm, linux-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-1121-aws o USN-4713-1 : linux-gcp, linux-image-5.4.0-1032-kvm, linux-image-gkeop-5.4, linux-image-aws, linux-image-azure, linux-image-5.8.0-1018-oracle, linux-aws, linux-image-5.4.0-1036-gcp, linux-image-5.4.0-1039-azure, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-5.4.0-1037-oracle, linux-image-gke, linux-raspi, linux-image-5.8.0-1021-aws, linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-5.8.0-1020-azure, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.4, linux-image-5.8.0-1013-raspi, linux-image-5.8.0-1013-raspi-nolpae, linux-image-5.4.0-1037-aws, linux-image-gke-5.4, linux-image-raspi, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-gkeop-5.4, linux-azure-5.4, linux-kvm, linux-image-5.4.0-1035-gke, linux-image-5.8.0-1020-gcp, linux-image-oracle, linux-azure, linux-image-5.4.0-1009-gkeop, linux-aws-5.4, linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04, linux-gke-5.4, linux-image-5.4.0-1028-raspi, linux-image-raspi-nolpae, linux-image-5.8.0-1016-kvm, linux-raspi-5.4 o USN-4713-2 : linux-image-3.13.0-184-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.13.0-184-generic-lpae, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-3.13.0-184-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-lowlatency-pae, linux-image-5.3.0-1040-gke, linux-image-3.13.0-184-powerpc-e500mc, linux-hwe, linux, linux-gke-5.3, linux-image-5.0.0-1051-gke, linux-gke-5.0, linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04, linux-raspi2-5.3, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-server, linux-image-5.3.0-70-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc-e500, linux-image-generic-pae, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-gke-5.0, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-5.3.0-70-generic, linux-image-highbank, linux-image-3.13.0-184-powerpc-smp, linux-image-generic, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-3.13.0-184-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-gke-5.3, linux-image-gkeop-5.3, linux-image-omap, linux-image-3.13.0-184-powerpc-e500, linux-image-5.3.0-1037-raspi2, linux-image-3.13.0-184-generic o USN-4694-1 : linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04, linux-image-oem-osp1, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-5.8.0-38-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.4.0-200-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04, linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04, linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-5.8.0-38-generic, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04, linux-image-4.15.0-132-generic-lpae, linux-hwe, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04, linux, linux-image-oem, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-4.4.0-200-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-200-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04, linux-image-4.4.0-200-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-5.8.0-38-generic-lpae, linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04, linux-image-4.15.0-132-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-200-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-5.4.0-62-lowlatency, linux-image-4.4.0-200-lowlatency, linux-image-4.15.0-132-lowlatency, linux-image-5.4.0-62-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-64k, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-5.8.0-38-generic-64k, linux-image-generic, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-hwe-5.8, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-image-5.4.0-62-generic, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-4.4.0-200-powerpc-smp o USN-4711-1 : linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-image-aws-hwe, linux-image-azure, linux-image-4.15.0-1092-gcp, linux-aws, linux-image-4.15.0-1084-kvm, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-gke, linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-kvm, linux-snapdragon, linux-image-4.15.0-1095-snapdragon, linux-oracle, linux-aws-hwe, linux-image-4.15.0-1078-raspi2, linux-gke-4.15, linux-raspi2, linux-image-4.15.0-1078-gke, linux-image-aws-lts-18.04, linux-azure-4.15, linux-kvm, linux-image-gke-4.15, linux-image-4.15.0-1106-azure, linux-image-4.15.0-1093-aws, linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04, linux-image-azure-lts-18.04, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04, linux-azure, linux-image-4.15.0-1064-oracle, linux-image-snapdragon - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USN-4752-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities 25 February 2021 Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Releases o Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Packages o linux-oem-5.6 - Linux kernel for OEM systems Details Daniele Antonioli, Nils Ole Tippenhauer, and Kasper Rasmussen discovered that legacy pairing and secure-connections pairing authentication in the Bluetooth protocol could allow an unauthenticated user to complete authentication without pairing credentials via adjacent access. A physically proximate attacker could use this to impersonate a previously paired Bluetooth device. ( CVE-2020-10135 ) Jay Shin discovered that the ext4 file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle directory access with broken indexing, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). ( CVE-2020-14314 ) It was discovered that the block layer implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform reference counting in some situations, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). ( CVE-2020-15436 ) It was discovered that the serial port driver in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize a pointer in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). ( CVE-2020-15437 ) Andy Nguyen discovered that the Bluetooth HCI event packet parser in the Linux kernel did not properly handle event advertisements of certain sizes, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. A physically proximate remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2020-24490 ) It was discovered that the NFS client implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform bounds checking before copying security labels in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2020-25212 ) It was discovered that the Rados block device (rbd) driver in the Linux kernel did not properly perform privilege checks for access to rbd devices in some situations. A local attacker could use this to map or unmap rbd block devices. ( CVE-2020-25284 ) It was discovered that the block layer subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle zero-length requests. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. ( CVE-2020-25641 ) It was discovered that the HDLC PPP implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate input in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2020-25643 ) Kiyin () discovered that the perf subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in some situations. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion). ( CVE-2020-25704 ) It was discovered that the KVM hypervisor in the Linux kernel did not properly handle interrupts in certain situations. A local attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (host system crash). ( CVE-2020-27152 ) It was discovered that the jfs file system implementation in the Linux kernel contained an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to possibly cause a denial of service (system crash). ( CVE-2020-27815 ) It was discovered that an information leak existed in the syscall implementation in the Linux kernel on 32 bit systems. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). ( CVE-2020-28588 ) It was discovered that the framebuffer implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform range checks in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). ( CVE-2020-28915 ) Jann Horn discovered a race condition in the copy-on-write implementation in the Linux kernel when handling hugepages. A local attacker could use this to gain unintended write access to read-only memory pages. ( CVE-2020-29368 ) Jann Horn discovered that the mmap implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race condition when handling munmap() operations, leading to a read-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information. ( CVE-2020-29369 ) Jann Horn discovered that the romfs file system in the Linux kernel did not properly validate file system meta-data, leading to an out-of-bounds read. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious romfs image that, when mounted, exposed sensitive information (kernel memory). ( CVE-2020-29371 ) Jann Horn discovered that the tty subsystem of the Linux kernel did not use consistent locking in some situations, leading to a read-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information (kernel memory). ( CVE-2020-29660 ) Jann Horn discovered a race condition in the tty subsystem of the Linux kernel in the locking for the TIOCSPGRP ioctl(), leading to a use-after- free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2020-29661 ) It was discovered that a race condition existed that caused the Linux kernel to not properly restrict exit signal delivery. A local attacker could possibly use this to send signals to arbitrary processes. ( CVE-2020-35508 ) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 o linux-image-5.6.0-1048-oem - 5.6.0-1048.52 o linux-image-oem-20.04 - 5.6.0.1048.44 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 o CVE-2020-27152 o CVE-2020-28915 o CVE-2020-24490 o CVE-2020-25643 o CVE-2020-29661 o CVE-2020-25641 o CVE-2020-28588 o CVE-2020-29368 o CVE-2020-25212 o CVE-2020-25284 o CVE-2020-27815 o CVE-2020-29371 o CVE-2020-15436 o CVE-2020-25704 o CVE-2020-29369 o CVE-2020-10135 o CVE-2020-35508 o CVE-2020-14314 o CVE-2020-29660 o CVE-2020-15437 Related notices o USN-4579-1 : linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-4.4.0-1141-raspi2, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-raspi2, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-1081-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-193-generic, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.4.0-1082-kvm, linux-image-4.4.0-193-powerpc64-emb, linux-snapdragon, linux-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-193-generic-lpae, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-kvm, linux-image-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-1117-aws, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-4.4.0-193-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-1145-snapdragon, linux-image-4.4.0-193-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-193-powerpc-smp, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.4.0-193-lowlatency o USN-4578-1 : linux-image-raspi2, linux-gcp, linux-gke-4.15, linux-aws-hwe, linux-image-4.15.0-121-generic-lpae, linux-image-gke-4.15, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-aws-hwe, linux-image-4.15.0-1099-azure, linux-image-4.15.0-1077-kvm, linux, linux-image-4.15.0-120-lowlatency, linux-azure-4.15, linux-azure, linux-raspi2, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-1072-gke, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.15.0-1086-aws, linux-image-azure-lts-18.04, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.15.0-121-generic, linux-image-4.15.0-1089-snapdragon, linux-image-4.15.0-1073-raspi2, linux-snapdragon, linux-aws, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04, linux-kvm, linux-image-generic, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-azure, linux-image-4.15.0-1057-oracle, linux-oem, linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04, linux-image-4.15.0-1056-oracle, linux-image-gke, linux-image-4.15.0-1098-azure, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.15.0-120-generic, linux-oracle, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04, linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04, linux-image-4.15.0-1099-oem, linux-image-oem, linux-image-4.15.0-121-lowlatency, linux-hwe, linux-image-aws-lts-18.04, linux-image-4.15.0-120-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.15.0-1086-gcp, linux-image-4.15.0-1085-aws o USN-4657-1 : linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-197-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux, linux-image-4.4.0-197-generic, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial, linux-raspi2, linux-image-4.4.0-197-generic-lpae, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-aws, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.4.0-1082-aws, linux-snapdragon, linux-aws, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-4.4.0-1146-snapdragon, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-4.4.0-1084-kvm, linux-kvm, linux-image-4.4.0-197-powerpc-smp, linux-image-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-1118-aws, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-197-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-197-lowlatency, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.4.0-197-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-1142-raspi2 o USN-4525-1 : linux-image-raspi2, linux-gcp, linux-image-5.4.0-1026-azure, linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04, linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04, linux-oracle-5.4, linux, linux-image-5.4.0-48-lowlatency, linux-azure, linux-image-gcp, linux-raspi, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-image-5.4.0-48-generic, linux-image-aws, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-image-5.4.0-1024-kvm, linux-image-5.4.0-48-generic-lpae, linux-raspi-5.4, linux-aws, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-oracle, linux-kvm, linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04, linux-image-5.4.0-1025-aws, linux-image-generic, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04, linux-image-azure, linux-image-5.4.0-1025-gcp, linux-image-raspi, linux-image-gke, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-azure-5.4, linux-image-5.4.0-1019-raspi, linux-image-oem, linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04, linux-image-oem-osp1, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-aws-5.4, linux-oracle, linux-image-5.4.0-1025-oracle o USN-4680-1 : linux-image-raspi2, linux-gcp, linux-gke-4.15, linux-aws-hwe, linux-image-gke-4.15, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.15.0-1094-snapdragon, linux-image-aws-hwe, linux-image-4.15.0-1091-gcp, linux, linux-azure-4.15, linux-azure, linux-raspi2, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-4.15.0-1091-aws, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-azure-lts-18.04, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.15.0-1082-kvm, linux-image-4.15.0-129-generic-lpae, linux-snapdragon, linux-aws, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-4.15.0-1103-azure, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04, linux-kvm, linux-image-4.15.0-129-generic, linux-image-generic, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-4.15.0-129-lowlatency, linux-image-4.15.0-1077-gke, linux-image-azure, linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04, linux-image-gke, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.15.0-1077-raspi2, linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04, linux-image-oem, linux-hwe, linux-image-4.15.0-1062-oracle, linux-image-aws-lts-18.04, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-oracle o USN-4679-1 : linux-image-5.4.0-1026-raspi, linux-image-raspi2, linux-gcp, linux-image-5.4.0-1034-oracle, linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04, linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04, linux-oracle-5.4, linux-image-5.4.0-1033-gcp, linux, linux-image-5.4.0-59-lowlatency, linux-azure, linux-image-gcp, linux-raspi, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-image-aws, linux-image-5.4.0-59-generic-lpae, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-image-gke-5.4, linux-image-5.4.0-59-generic, linux-raspi-5.4, linux-aws, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-oracle, linux-kvm, linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04, linux-image-generic, linux-image-5.4.0-1035-azure, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04, linux-image-5.4.0-1031-kvm, linux-image-virtual, linux-gke-5.4, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04, linux-image-azure, linux-image-raspi, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-azure-5.4, linux-image-5.4.0-1033-gke, linux-image-oem, linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04, linux-image-5.4.0-1034-aws, linux-image-oem-osp1, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-aws-5.4, linux-oracle o USN-4659-1 : linux-gcp, linux-image-5.8.0-1013-azure, linux, linux-azure, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-5.8.0-31-lowlatency, linux-image-5.8.0-31-generic-64k, linux-image-raspi-nolpae, linux-image-aws, linux-raspi, linux-image-oem-20.04, linux-image-5.8.0-1011-kvm, linux-image-5.8.0-31-generic-lpae, linux-image-5.8.0-1008-raspi, linux-image-5.8.0-31-generic, linux-aws, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-oracle, linux-kvm, linux-image-5.8.0-1011-oracle, linux-image-5.8.0-1014-aws, linux-image-generic, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-azure, linux-image-gke, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-generic-64k, linux-image-5.8.0-1008-raspi-nolpae, linux-image-raspi, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-oracle, linux-image-5.8.0-1012-gcp o USN-4592-1 : linux-image-5.3.0-1036-raspi2, linux-image-5.0.0-1070-oem-osp1, linux-oem-osp1, linux-image-oem-osp1, linux-raspi2-5.3, linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04 o USN-4576-1 : linux-image-raspi2, linux-gcp, linux-image-5.4.0-51-lowlatency, linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04, linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04, linux-oracle-5.4, linux, linux-azure, linux-image-5.4.0-1031-azure, linux-image-gcp, linux-raspi, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-image-aws, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-image-5.4.0-51-generic-lpae, linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04, linux-raspi-5.4, linux-aws, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-oracle, linux-kvm, linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04, linux-image-5.4.0-1028-gcp, linux-image-generic, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04, linux-image-5.4.0-1028-oracle, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-5.4.0-1026-kvm, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04, linux-image-5.4.0-1021-raspi, linux-image-azure, linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04, linux-image-raspi, linux-image-gke, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-azure-5.4, linux-image-5.4.0-1028-aws, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04, linux-image-oem, linux-image-5.4.0-51-generic, linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04, linux-image-oem-osp1, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-aws-5.4, linux-oracle o USN-4710-1 : linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.15.0-135-lowlatency, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-133-lowlatency, linux-image-4.15.0-133-generic, linux, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.15.0-133-generic-lpae, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04, linux-image-generic, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-4.15.0-135-generic-lpae, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.15.0-135-generic, linux-image-oem, linux-hwe, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04, linux-image-generic-lpae o USN-4660-1 : linux-image-raspi2, linux-gcp, linux-gke-4.15, linux-image-4.15.0-1100-azure, linux-aws-hwe, linux-image-gke-4.15, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-aws-hwe, linux-image-4.15.0-126-lowlatency, linux-image-4.15.0-126-generic-lpae, linux, linux-azure-4.15, linux-azure, linux-image-4.15.0-1091-snapdragon, linux-image-gcp, linux-raspi2, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.15.0-1074-raspi2, linux-image-4.15.0-1074-gke, linux-image-azure-lts-18.04, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-snapdragon, linux-aws, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-4.15.0-126-generic, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04, linux-kvm, linux-image-4.15.0-1088-aws, linux-image-azure-edge, linux-image-generic, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-azure, linux-oem, linux-image-4.15.0-1103-oem, linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04, linux-image-gke, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.15.0-1088-gcp, linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04, linux-image-oem, linux-hwe, linux-image-4.15.0-1079-kvm, linux-image-aws-lts-18.04, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.15.0-1059-oracle, linux-oracle o USN-4658-1 : linux-image-raspi2, linux-gcp, linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04, linux-image-5.4.0-56-lowlatency, linux-image-5.4.0-1028-kvm, linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04, linux-oracle-5.4, linux, linux-azure, linux-image-gcp, linux-raspi, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-image-aws, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04, linux-raspi-5.4, linux-image-5.4.0-1030-oracle, linux-aws, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-5.4.0-1030-aws, linux-kvm, linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04, linux-image-generic, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04, linux-image-azure, linux-image-5.4.0-56-generic, linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04, linux-image-raspi, linux-image-gke, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-azure-5.4, linux-image-5.4.0-1030-gcp, linux-oracle, linux-image-5.4.0-1032-azure, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04, linux-image-oem, linux-image-5.4.0-56-generic-lpae, linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04, linux-image-oem-osp1, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-aws-5.4, linux-image-5.4.0-1023-raspi o USN-4748-1 : linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-4.4.0-1088-kvm, linux-image-4.4.0-1122-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-203-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-203-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.4.0-1086-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-1146-raspi2, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial, linux-raspi2, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-aws, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc-smp, linux-snapdragon, linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.4.0-1150-snapdragon, linux-aws, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-kvm, linux-image-generic, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.4.0-203-generic, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial o USN-4527-1 : linux-image-4.4.0-190-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial, linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-1080-kvm, linux-image-4.4.0-190-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.4.0-1143-snapdragon, linux-image-4.4.0-190-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-1078-aws, linux, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial, linux-raspi2, linux-image-4.4.0-190-generic, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-aws, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.4.0-1114-aws, linux-snapdragon, linux-aws, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-kvm, linux-image-4.4.0-190-powerpc-smp, linux-image-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-190-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-190-generic-lpae, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-4.4.0-1139-raspi2, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial o USN-4751-1 : linux-gcp, linux-image-5.8.0-1016-raspi, linux-image-5.8.0-44-generic, linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04, linux-image-5.8.0-44-lowlatency, linux, linux-image-5.8.0-44-generic-64k, linux-azure, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-raspi-nolpae, linux-image-aws, linux-raspi, linux-image-oem-20.04, linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04, linux-aws, linux-image-5.8.0-1019-kvm, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-5.8.0-1023-azure, linux-image-5.8.0-1024-aws, linux-kvm, linux-image-generic, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-azure, linux-image-5.8.0-44-generic-lpae, linux-hwe-5.8, linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04, linux-image-gke, linux-image-5.8.0-1021-oracle, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-generic-64k, linux-image-5.8.0-1023-gcp, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04, linux-image-5.8.0-1016-raspi-nolpae, linux-image-raspi, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-oracle o USN-4750-1 : linux-image-raspi2, linux-gcp, linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04, linux-gkeop-5.4, linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04, linux-oracle-5.4, linux-image-5.4.0-1038-oracle, linux, linux-azure, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-5.4.0-1033-kvm, linux-image-5.4.0-1037-gcp, linux-raspi, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-image-aws, linux-image-gke-5.4, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-gkeop, linux-raspi-5.4, linux-image-5.4.0-1040-azure, linux-image-5.4.0-66-generic, linux-image-5.4.0-1038-aws, linux-aws, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-5.4.0-66-lowlatency, linux-kvm, linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04, linux-image-generic, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-5.4.0-1010-gkeop, linux-gke-5.4, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04, linux-image-azure, linux-image-raspi, linux-image-gkeop, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-azure-5.4, linux-image-oem, linux-image-oem-osp1, linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04, linux-image-5.4.0-1036-gke, linux-image-5.4.0-1029-raspi, linux-image-gkeop-5.4, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-aws-5.4, linux-oracle, linux-image-5.4.0-66-generic-lpae o USN-4749-1 : linux-image-raspi2, linux-gcp, linux-gke-4.15, linux-aws-hwe, linux-dell300x, linux-image-gke-4.15, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-aws-hwe, linux-image-4.15.0-136-lowlatency, linux-image-4.15.0-1085-kvm, linux, linux-azure-4.15, linux-image-4.15.0-1093-gcp, linux-azure, linux-image-gcp, linux-raspi2, linux-image-4.15.0-1065-oracle, linux-image-4.15.0-1012-dell300x, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-azure-lts-18.04, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.15.0-136-generic-lpae, linux-snapdragon, linux-aws, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-dell300x, linux-image-4.15.0-1108-azure, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04, linux-kvm, linux-image-generic, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-image-4.15.0-1079-gke, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-azure, linux-image-4.15.0-1079-raspi2, linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04, linux-image-gke, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.15.0-136-generic, linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04, linux-image-oem, linux-image-4.15.0-1096-snapdragon, linux-hwe, linux-image-4.15.0-1094-aws, linux-image-aws-lts-18.04, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-oracle o USN-4711-1 : linux-image-4.15.0-1093-aws, linux-gcp, linux-gke-4.15, linux-image-raspi2, linux-aws-hwe, linux-image-gke-4.15, linux-image-aws-hwe, linux-image-4.15.0-1106-azure, linux-azure-4.15, linux-azure, linux-raspi2, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-azure-lts-18.04, linux-image-4.15.0-1078-raspi2, linux-snapdragon, linux-image-4.15.0-1095-snapdragon, linux-aws, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-4.15.0-1092-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-image-azure, linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04, linux-image-gke, linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04, linux-image-4.15.0-1078-gke, linux-image-4.15.0-1084-kvm, linux-image-aws-lts-18.04, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-image-4.15.0-1064-oracle - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USN-4751-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities 25 February 2021 Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Releases o Ubuntu 20.10 o Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Packages o linux - Linux kernel o linux-aws - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems o linux-azure - Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems o linux-gcp - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems o linux-hwe-5.8 - Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel o linux-kvm - Linux kernel for cloud environments o linux-oracle - Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems o linux-raspi - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi (V8) systems Details It was discovered that the console keyboard driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). ( CVE-2020-25656 ) Minh Yuan discovered that the tty driver in the Linux kernel contained race conditions when handling fonts. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). ( CVE-2020-25668 ) Bodong Zhao discovered a use-after-free in the Sun keyboard driver implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2020-25669 ) Kiyin () discovered that the perf subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in some situations. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion). ( CVE-2020-25704 ) Julien Grall discovered that the Xen dom0 event handler in the Linux kernel did not properly limit the number of events queued. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service in the host OS. ( CVE-2020-27673 ) Jinoh Kang discovered that the Xen event channel infrastructure in the Linux kernel contained a race condition. An attacker in guest could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (dom0 crash). ( CVE-2020-27675 ) Daniel Axtens discovered that PowerPC RTAS implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict memory accesses in some situations. A privileged local attacker could use this to arbitrarily modify kernel memory, potentially bypassing kernel lockdown restrictions. ( CVE-2020-27777 ) It was discovered that the jfs file system implementation in the Linux kernel contained an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to possibly cause a denial of service (system crash). ( CVE-2020-27815 ) Shisong Qin and Bodong Zhao discovered that Speakup screen reader driver in the Linux kernel did not correctly handle setting line discipline in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). ( CVE-2020-27830 , CVE-2020-28941 ) It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the infiniband hfi1 device driver in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). ( CVE-2020-27835 ) It was discovered that an information leak existed in the syscall implementation in the Linux kernel on 32 bit systems. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). ( CVE-2020-28588 ) Minh Yuan discovered that the framebuffer console driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle fonts in some conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information (kernel memory). ( CVE-2020-28974 ) Michael Kurth and Pawel Wieczorkiewicz discovered that the Xen event processing backend in the Linux kernel did not properly limit the number of events queued. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service in the host OS. ( CVE-2020-29568 ) Olivier Benjamin and Pawel Wieczorkiewicz discovered a race condition the Xen paravirt block backend in the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service in the host OS. ( CVE-2020-29569 ) Jann Horn discovered that the tty subsystem of the Linux kernel did not use consistent locking in some situations, leading to a read-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information (kernel memory). ( CVE-2020-29660 ) Jann Horn discovered a race condition in the tty subsystem of the Linux kernel in the locking for the TIOCSPGRP ioctl(), leading to a use-after- free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2020-29661 ) It was discovered that a race condition existed that caused the Linux kernel to not properly restrict exit signal delivery. A local attacker could possibly use this to send signals to arbitrary processes. ( CVE-2020-35508 ) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.10 o linux-image-5.8.0-1016-raspi - 5.8.0-1016.19 o linux-image-5.8.0-1016-raspi-nolpae - 5.8.0-1016.19 o linux-image-5.8.0-1019-kvm - 5.8.0-1019.21 o linux-image-5.8.0-1021-oracle - 5.8.0-1021.22 o linux-image-5.8.0-1023-azure - 5.8.0-1023.25 o linux-image-5.8.0-1023-gcp - 5.8.0-1023.24 o linux-image-5.8.0-1024-aws - 5.8.0-1024.26 o linux-image-5.8.0-44-generic - 5.8.0-44.50 o linux-image-5.8.0-44-generic-64k - 5.8.0-44.50 o linux-image-5.8.0-44-generic-lpae - 5.8.0-44.50 o linux-image-5.8.0-44-lowlatency - 5.8.0-44.50 o linux-image-aws - 5.8.0.1024.26 o linux-image-azure - 5.8.0.1023.23 o linux-image-gcp - 5.8.0.1023.23 o linux-image-generic - 5.8.0.44.49 o linux-image-generic-64k - 5.8.0.44.49 o linux-image-generic-lpae - 5.8.0.44.49 o linux-image-gke - 5.8.0.1023.23 o linux-image-kvm - 5.8.0.1019.21 o linux-image-lowlatency - 5.8.0.44.49 o linux-image-oem-20.04 - 5.8.0.44.49 o linux-image-oracle - 5.8.0.1021.20 o linux-image-raspi - 5.8.0.1016.19 o linux-image-raspi-nolpae - 5.8.0.1016.19 o linux-image-virtual - 5.8.0.44.49 Ubuntu 20.04 o linux-image-5.8.0-44-generic - 5.8.0-44.50~20.04.1 o linux-image-5.8.0-44-generic-lpae - 5.8.0-44.50~20.04.1 o linux-image-5.8.0-44-lowlatency - 5.8.0-44.50~20.04.1 o linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 - 5.8.0.44.50~20.04.30 o linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 - 5.8.0.44.50~20.04.30 o linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 - 5.8.0.44.50~20.04.30 o linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 - 5.8.0.44.50~20.04.30 o linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 - 5.8.0.44.50~20.04.30 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 o CVE-2020-25704 o CVE-2020-28588 o CVE-2020-29660 o CVE-2020-25656 o CVE-2020-35508 o CVE-2020-27675 o CVE-2020-27835 o CVE-2020-27673 o CVE-2020-28941 o CVE-2020-29569 o CVE-2020-29661 o CVE-2020-27830 o CVE-2020-29568 o CVE-2020-28974 o CVE-2020-27815 o CVE-2020-25668 o CVE-2020-27777 o CVE-2020-25669 Related notices o USN-4748-1 : linux-image-4.4.0-1150-snapdragon, linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc-e500mc, linux-aws, linux-image-generic, linux-raspi2, linux, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.4.0-203-generic-lpae, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-4.4.0-203-generic, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-1122-aws, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.4.0-1086-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-1088-kvm, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-raspi2, linux-snapdragon, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial, linux-kvm, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc-smp, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-4.4.0-1146-raspi2, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-203-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-powerpc-smp o USN-4681-1 : linux-image-4.4.0-198-powerpc64-smp, linux-aws, linux-image-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-198-lowlatency, linux-raspi2, linux, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.4.0-198-powerpc-smp, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-198-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-198-generic-lpae, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.4.0-1085-kvm, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-raspi2, linux-snapdragon, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial, linux-kvm, linux-image-4.4.0-1143-raspi2, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-198-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.4.0-1119-aws, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-198-generic, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.4.0-1083-aws, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-4.4.0-1147-snapdragon, linux-image-powerpc-smp o USN-4680-1 : linux-gke-4.15, linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04, linux-aws, linux-image-generic, linux-image-azure, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04, linux-raspi2, linux, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-oem, linux-gcp, linux-azure-4.15, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-aws-hwe, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04, linux-image-aws-lts-18.04, linux-hwe, linux-image-gke-4.15, linux-image-4.15.0-1062-oracle, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-raspi2, linux-oracle, linux-snapdragon, linux-kvm, linux-image-gke, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-129-generic, linux-image-4.15.0-1082-kvm, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-azure, linux-image-4.15.0-129-lowlatency, linux-image-4.15.0-1091-aws, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-4.15.0-1077-gke, linux-image-gcp, linux-aws-hwe, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-image-4.15.0-1077-raspi2, linux-image-4.15.0-1094-snapdragon, linux-image-4.15.0-1091-gcp, linux-image-4.15.0-129-generic-lpae, linux-image-azure-lts-18.04, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.15.0-1103-azure o USN-4679-1 : linux-image-gke-5.4, linux-aws, linux-image-5.4.0-1035-azure, linux-image-5.4.0-1033-gcp, linux-image-generic, linux-image-raspi, linux-image-azure, linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04, linux-image-5.4.0-1034-oracle, linux, linux-image-5.4.0-59-generic-lpae, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-image-5.4.0-1033-gke, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-oem, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-raspi, linux-image-5.4.0-59-generic, linux-azure-5.4, linux-gcp, linux-image-oem-osp1, linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04, linux-image-5.4.0-1031-kvm, linux-image-raspi2, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-raspi-5.4, linux-azure, linux-image-5.4.0-1034-aws, linux-image-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux-gke-5.4, linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04, linux-oracle-5.4, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04, linux-image-5.4.0-59-lowlatency, linux-image-5.4.0-1026-raspi, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04 o USN-4752-1 : linux-oem-5.6, linux-image-oem-20.04, linux-image-5.6.0-1048-oem o USN-4750-1 : linux-image-gke-5.4, linux-aws, linux-image-generic, linux-image-raspi, linux-image-5.4.0-1010-gkeop, linux-image-azure, linux-image-5.4.0-1038-oracle, linux-image-5.4.0-66-lowlatency, linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04, linux, linux-image-5.4.0-1040-azure, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-image-5.4.0-66-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-oem, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-image-gkeop-5.4, linux-raspi, linux-azure-5.4, linux-gcp, linux-image-5.4.0-1038-aws, linux-image-oem-osp1, linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04, linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-gkeop, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-raspi-5.4, linux-image-5.4.0-1036-gke, linux-image-5.4.0-1037-gcp, linux-azure, linux-image-5.4.0-1029-raspi, linux-image-aws, linux-gkeop, linux-aws-5.4, linux-gke-5.4, linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04, linux-oracle-5.4, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-5.4.0-1033-kvm, linux-image-5.4.0-66-generic, linux-gkeop-5.4, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04 o USN-4709-1 : linux-image-4.4.0-1085-aws, linux-aws, linux-image-raspi2, linux-snapdragon, linux-image-4.4.0-1145-raspi2, linux-kvm, linux-image-4.4.0-1087-kvm, linux-image-4.4.0-1149-snapdragon, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-aws, linux-raspi2, linux-image-4.4.0-1121-aws, linux-image-kvm o USN-4683-1 : linux-image-5.6.0-1039-oem, linux-image-oem-20.04, linux-oem-5.6 o USN-4749-1 : linux-gke-4.15, linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04, linux-aws, linux-image-generic, linux-image-azure, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-136-generic-lpae, linux-raspi2, linux, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.15.0-1108-azure, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-oem, linux-gcp, linux-azure-4.15, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-dell300x, linux-image-4.15.0-1012-dell300x, linux-image-aws-hwe, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-1079-raspi2, linux-hwe, linux-image-aws-lts-18.04, linux-image-gke-4.15, linux-image-dell300x, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-raspi2, linux-oracle, linux-snapdragon, linux-kvm, linux-image-gke, linux-image-4.15.0-1093-gcp, linux-image-4.15.0-1079-gke, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-azure, linux-image-4.15.0-136-generic, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-4.15.0-1094-aws, linux-image-4.15.0-1065-oracle, linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.15.0-1096-snapdragon, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-4.15.0-136-lowlatency, linux-aws-hwe, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-azure-lts-18.04, linux-image-4.15.0-1085-kvm o USN-4708-1 : linux-image-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-201-generic, linux, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-201-powerpc-smp, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.4.0-201-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-201-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-201-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.4.0-201-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-201-lowlatency o USN-4711-1 : linux-gke-4.15, linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04, linux-aws, linux-image-4.15.0-1093-aws, linux-image-azure, linux-raspi2, linux-image-kvm, linux-gcp, linux-azure-4.15, linux-image-4.15.0-1078-raspi2, linux-image-aws-hwe, linux-image-4.15.0-1095-snapdragon, linux-image-aws-lts-18.04, linux-image-gke-4.15, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-raspi2, linux-oracle, linux-snapdragon, linux-kvm, linux-image-gke, linux-image-4.15.0-1064-oracle, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-azure, linux-image-4.15.0-1078-gke, linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04, linux-image-gcp, linux-aws-hwe, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-image-4.15.0-1084-kvm, linux-image-azure-lts-18.04, linux-image-4.15.0-1092-gcp, linux-image-4.15.0-1106-azure o USN-4710-1 : linux-image-4.15.0-135-generic, linux-image-4.15.0-135-lowlatency, linux-image-generic, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-135-generic-lpae, linux, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-oem, linux-image-4.15.0-133-generic, linux-image-4.15.0-133-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.15.0-133-generic-lpae, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04, linux-hwe, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-powerpc-smp - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USN-4750-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities 25 February 2021 Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Releases o Ubuntu 20.04 LTS o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Packages o linux - Linux kernel o linux-aws - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems o linux-aws-5.4 - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems o linux-azure - Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems o linux-azure-5.4 - Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure cloud systems o linux-gcp - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems o linux-gcp-5.4 - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems o linux-gke-5.4 - Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems o linux-gkeop - Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems o linux-gkeop-5.4 - Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems o linux-hwe-5.4 - Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel o linux-kvm - Linux kernel for cloud environments o linux-oracle - Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems o linux-oracle-5.4 - Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems o linux-raspi - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi (V8) systems o linux-raspi-5.4 - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi (V8) systems Details Bodong Zhao discovered a use-after-free in the Sun keyboard driver implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2020-25669 ) It was discovered that the jfs file system implementation in the Linux kernel contained an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to possibly cause a denial of service (system crash). ( CVE-2020-27815 ) Shisong Qin and Bodong Zhao discovered that Speakup screen reader driver in the Linux kernel did not correctly handle setting line discipline in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). ( CVE-2020-27830 , CVE-2020-28941 ) It was discovered that an information leak existed in the syscall implementation in the Linux kernel on 32 bit systems. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). ( CVE-2020-28588 ) Michael Kurth and Pawel Wieczorkiewicz discovered that the Xen event processing backend in the Linux kernel did not properly limit the number of events queued. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service in the host OS. ( CVE-2020-29568 ) Olivier Benjamin and Pawel Wieczorkiewicz discovered a race condition the Xen paravirt block backend in the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service in the host OS. ( CVE-2020-29569 ) Jann Horn discovered that the tty subsystem of the Linux kernel did not use consistent locking in some situations, leading to a read-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information (kernel memory). ( CVE-2020-29660 ) Jann Horn discovered a race condition in the tty subsystem of the Linux kernel in the locking for the TIOCSPGRP ioctl(), leading to a use-after- free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2020-29661 ) It was discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle filter rules in some situations. A local attacker with the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability could use this to cause a denial of service. ( CVE-2021-20177 ) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 o linux-image-5.4.0-1010-gkeop - 5.4.0-1010.11 o linux-image-5.4.0-1029-raspi - 5.4.0-1029.32 o linux-image-5.4.0-1033-kvm - 5.4.0-1033.34 o linux-image-5.4.0-1037-gcp - 5.4.0-1037.40 o linux-image-5.4.0-1038-aws - 5.4.0-1038.40 o linux-image-5.4.0-1038-oracle - 5.4.0-1038.41 o linux-image-5.4.0-1040-azure - 5.4.0-1040.42 o linux-image-5.4.0-66-generic - 5.4.0-66.74 o linux-image-5.4.0-66-generic-lpae - 5.4.0-66.74 o linux-image-5.4.0-66-lowlatency - 5.4.0-66.74 o linux-image-aws - 5.4.0.1038.39 o linux-image-azure - 5.4.0.1040.38 o linux-image-gcp - 5.4.0.1037.46 o linux-image-generic - 5.4.0.66.69 o linux-image-generic-lpae - 5.4.0.66.69 o linux-image-gkeop - 5.4.0.1010.13 o linux-image-gkeop-5.4 - 5.4.0.1010.13 o linux-image-kvm - 5.4.0.1033.31 o linux-image-lowlatency - 5.4.0.66.69 o linux-image-oem - 5.4.0.66.69 o linux-image-oem-osp1 - 5.4.0.66.69 o linux-image-oracle - 5.4.0.1038.35 o linux-image-raspi - 5.4.0.1029.64 o linux-image-raspi2 - 5.4.0.1029.64 o linux-image-virtual - 5.4.0.66.69 Ubuntu 18.04 o linux-image-5.4.0-1010-gkeop - 5.4.0-1010.11~18.04.1 o linux-image-5.4.0-1029-raspi - 5.4.0-1029.32~18.04.1 o linux-image-5.4.0-1036-gke - 5.4.0-1036.38~18.04.1 o linux-image-5.4.0-1037-gcp - 5.4.0-1037.40~18.04.1 o linux-image-5.4.0-1038-aws - 5.4.0-1038.40~18.04.1 o linux-image-5.4.0-1038-oracle - 5.4.0-1038.41~18.04.1 o linux-image-5.4.0-1040-azure - 5.4.0-1040.42~18.04.1 o linux-image-5.4.0-66-generic - 5.4.0-66.74~18.04.2 o linux-image-5.4.0-66-generic-lpae - 5.4.0-66.74~18.04.2 o linux-image-5.4.0-66-lowlatency - 5.4.0-66.74~18.04.2 o linux-image-aws - 5.4.0.1038.22 o linux-image-azure - 5.4.0.1040.20 o linux-image-gcp - 5.4.0.1037.24 o linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 - 5.4.0.66.74~18.04.61 o linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04 - 5.4.0.66.74~18.04.61 o linux-image-gke-5.4 - 5.4.0.1036.38~18.04.4 o linux-image-gkeop-5.4 - 5.4.0.1010.11~18.04.11 o linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 - 5.4.0.66.74~18.04.61 o linux-image-oem - 5.4.0.66.74~18.04.61 o linux-image-oem-osp1 - 5.4.0.66.74~18.04.61 o linux-image-oracle - 5.4.0.1038.41~18.04.21 o linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 - 5.4.0.1029.32 o linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 - 5.4.0.66.74~18.04.61 o linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 - 5.4.0.66.74~18.04.61 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 o CVE-2020-25669 o CVE-2020-28588 o CVE-2020-27815 o CVE-2020-29568 o CVE-2020-29660 o CVE-2020-29569 o CVE-2020-29661 o CVE-2021-20177 o CVE-2020-28941 o CVE-2020-27830 Related notices o USN-4708-1 : linux-image-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-201-generic, linux, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-201-powerpc-smp, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.4.0-201-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-201-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-201-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.4.0-201-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-201-lowlatency o USN-4709-1 : linux-image-4.4.0-1085-aws, linux-aws, linux-image-raspi2, linux-snapdragon, linux-image-4.4.0-1145-raspi2, linux-kvm, linux-image-4.4.0-1087-kvm, linux-image-4.4.0-1149-snapdragon, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-aws, linux-raspi2, linux-image-4.4.0-1121-aws, linux-image-kvm o USN-4748-1 : linux-image-4.4.0-1150-snapdragon, linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc-e500mc, linux-aws, linux-image-generic, linux-raspi2, linux, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.4.0-203-generic-lpae, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-4.4.0-203-generic, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-1122-aws, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.4.0-1086-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-1088-kvm, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-raspi2, linux-snapdragon, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial, linux-kvm, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc-smp, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-4.4.0-1146-raspi2, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-203-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-powerpc-smp o USN-4749-1 : linux-gke-4.15, linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04, linux-aws, linux-image-generic, linux-image-azure, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-136-generic-lpae, linux-raspi2, linux, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.15.0-1108-azure, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-oem, linux-gcp, linux-azure-4.15, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-dell300x, linux-image-4.15.0-1012-dell300x, linux-image-aws-hwe, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-1079-raspi2, linux-hwe, linux-image-aws-lts-18.04, linux-image-gke-4.15, linux-image-dell300x, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-raspi2, linux-oracle, linux-snapdragon, linux-kvm, linux-image-gke, linux-image-4.15.0-1093-gcp, linux-image-4.15.0-1079-gke, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-azure, linux-image-4.15.0-136-generic, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-4.15.0-1094-aws, linux-image-4.15.0-1065-oracle, linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.15.0-1096-snapdragon, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-4.15.0-136-lowlatency, linux-aws-hwe, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-azure-lts-18.04, linux-image-4.15.0-1085-kvm o USN-4751-1 : linux-image-5.8.0-1016-raspi-nolpae, linux-aws, linux-image-generic, linux-image-raspi, linux-image-azure, linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04, linux, linux-image-generic-64k, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-5.8.0-44-generic-64k, linux-raspi, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04, linux-hwe-5.8, linux-gcp, linux-image-5.8.0-44-generic, linux-image-5.8.0-1021-oracle, linux-image-5.8.0-1023-gcp, linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04, linux-image-oracle, linux-oracle, linux-kvm, linux-image-gke, linux-image-5.8.0-1024-aws, linux-azure, linux-image-aws, linux-image-oem-20.04, linux-image-5.8.0-1019-kvm, linux-image-5.8.0-1023-azure, linux-image-5.8.0-44-lowlatency, linux-image-5.8.0-1016-raspi, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-raspi-nolpae, linux-image-5.8.0-44-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 o USN-4752-1 : linux-oem-5.6, linux-image-oem-20.04, linux-image-5.6.0-1048-oem - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USN-4748-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities 25 February 2021 Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Releases o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS o Ubuntu 14.04 ESM Packages o linux - Linux kernel o linux-aws - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems o linux-kvm - Linux kernel for cloud environments o linux-lts-xenial - Linux hardware enablement kernel from Xenial for Trusty o linux-raspi2 - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi (V8) systems o linux-snapdragon - Linux kernel for Qualcomm Snapdragon processors Details It was discovered that the jfs file system implementation in the Linux kernel contained an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to possibly cause a denial of service (system crash). ( CVE-2020-27815 ) It was discovered that the memory management subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle copy-on-write operations in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to gain unintended write access to read-only memory pages. ( CVE-2020-29374 ) Michael Kurth and Pawel Wieczorkiewicz discovered that the Xen event processing backend in the Linux kernel did not properly limit the number of events queued. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service in the host OS. ( CVE-2020-29568 ) Jann Horn discovered that the tty subsystem of the Linux kernel did not use consistent locking in some situations, leading to a read-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information (kernel memory). ( CVE-2020-29660 ) Jann Horn discovered a race condition in the tty subsystem of the Linux kernel in the locking for the TIOCSPGRP ioctl(), leading to a use-after- free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2020-29661 ) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 o linux-image-4.4.0-1088-kvm - 4.4.0-1088.97 o linux-image-4.4.0-1122-aws - 4.4.0-1122.136 o linux-image-4.4.0-1146-raspi2 - 4.4.0-1146.156 o linux-image-4.4.0-1150-snapdragon - 4.4.0-1150.160 o linux-image-4.4.0-203-generic - 4.4.0-203.235 o linux-image-4.4.0-203-generic-lpae - 4.4.0-203.235 o linux-image-4.4.0-203-lowlatency - 4.4.0-203.235 o linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc-e500mc - 4.4.0-203.235 o linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc-smp - 4.4.0-203.235 o linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc64-emb - 4.4.0-203.235 o linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc64-smp - 4.4.0-203.235 o linux-image-aws - 4.4.0.1122.127 o linux-image-generic - 4.4.0.203.209 o linux-image-generic-lpae - 4.4.0.203.209 o linux-image-kvm - 4.4.0.1088.86 o linux-image-lowlatency - 4.4.0.203.209 o linux-image-powerpc-e500mc - 4.4.0.203.209 o linux-image-powerpc-smp - 4.4.0.203.209 o linux-image-powerpc64-emb - 4.4.0.203.209 o linux-image-powerpc64-smp - 4.4.0.203.209 o linux-image-raspi2 - 4.4.0.1146.146 o linux-image-snapdragon - 4.4.0.1150.142 o linux-image-virtual - 4.4.0.203.209 Ubuntu 14.04 o linux-image-4.4.0-1086-aws - 4.4.0-1086.90 o linux-image-4.4.0-203-generic - 4.4.0-203.235~14.04.1 o linux-image-4.4.0-203-generic-lpae - 4.4.0-203.235~14.04.1 o linux-image-4.4.0-203-lowlatency - 4.4.0-203.235~14.04.1 o linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc-e500mc - 4.4.0-203.235~14.04.1 o linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc-smp - 4.4.0-203.235~14.04.1 o linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc64-emb - 4.4.0-203.235~14.04.1 o linux-image-4.4.0-203-powerpc64-smp - 4.4.0-203.235~14.04.1 o linux-image-aws - 4.4.0.1086.83 o linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial - 4.4.0.203.177 o linux-image-generic-lts-xenial - 4.4.0.203.177 o linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial - 4.4.0.203.177 o linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial - 4.4.0.203.177 o linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial - 4.4.0.203.177 o linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial - 4.4.0.203.177 o linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial - 4.4.0.203.177 o linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial - 4.4.0.203.177 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 o CVE-2020-29660 o CVE-2020-29374 o CVE-2020-29661 o CVE-2020-29568 o CVE-2020-27815 Related notices o USN-4751-1 : linux-gcp, linux-image-5.8.0-1016-raspi, linux-image-5.8.0-44-generic, linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04, linux-image-5.8.0-44-lowlatency, linux, linux-image-5.8.0-44-generic-64k, linux-azure, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-raspi-nolpae, linux-image-aws, linux-raspi, linux-image-oem-20.04, linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04, linux-aws, linux-image-5.8.0-1019-kvm, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-5.8.0-1023-azure, linux-image-5.8.0-1024-aws, linux-kvm, linux-image-generic, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-azure, linux-image-5.8.0-44-generic-lpae, linux-hwe-5.8, linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04, linux-image-gke, linux-image-5.8.0-1021-oracle, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-generic-64k, linux-image-5.8.0-1023-gcp, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04, linux-image-5.8.0-1016-raspi-nolpae, linux-image-raspi, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-oracle o USN-4752-1 : linux-image-oem-20.04, linux-oem-5.6, linux-image-5.6.0-1048-oem o USN-4750-1 : linux-image-raspi2, linux-gcp, linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04, linux-gkeop-5.4, linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04, linux-oracle-5.4, linux-image-5.4.0-1038-oracle, linux, linux-azure, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-5.4.0-1033-kvm, linux-image-5.4.0-1037-gcp, linux-raspi, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-image-aws, linux-image-gke-5.4, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-gkeop, linux-raspi-5.4, linux-image-5.4.0-1040-azure, linux-image-5.4.0-66-generic, linux-image-5.4.0-1038-aws, linux-aws, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-5.4.0-66-lowlatency, linux-kvm, linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04, linux-image-generic, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-5.4.0-1010-gkeop, linux-gke-5.4, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04, linux-image-azure, linux-image-raspi, linux-image-gkeop, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-azure-5.4, linux-image-oem, linux-image-oem-osp1, linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04, linux-image-5.4.0-1036-gke, linux-image-5.4.0-1029-raspi, linux-image-gkeop-5.4, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-aws-5.4, linux-oracle, linux-image-5.4.0-66-generic-lpae o USN-4749-1 : linux-image-raspi2, linux-gcp, linux-gke-4.15, linux-aws-hwe, linux-dell300x, linux-image-gke-4.15, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-aws-hwe, linux-image-4.15.0-136-lowlatency, linux-image-4.15.0-1085-kvm, linux, linux-azure-4.15, linux-image-4.15.0-1093-gcp, linux-azure, linux-image-gcp, linux-raspi2, linux-image-4.15.0-1065-oracle, linux-image-4.15.0-1012-dell300x, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-azure-lts-18.04, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.15.0-136-generic-lpae, linux-snapdragon, linux-aws, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-dell300x, linux-image-4.15.0-1108-azure, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04, linux-kvm, linux-image-generic, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-image-4.15.0-1079-gke, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-azure, linux-image-4.15.0-1079-raspi2, linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04, linux-image-gke, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.15.0-136-generic, linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04, linux-image-oem, linux-image-4.15.0-1096-snapdragon, linux-hwe, linux-image-4.15.0-1094-aws, linux-image-aws-lts-18.04, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-oracle - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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