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USN-4367-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

24 May 2020

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

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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-kvm - Linux kernel for cloud environments
  • linux-oracle - Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
  • linux-raspi - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi (V8) systems
  • linux-riscv - Linux kernel for RISC-V systems

Details

It was discovered that the btrfs implementation in the Linux kernel did not
properly detect that a block was marked dirty in some situations. An
attacker could use this to specially craft a file system image that, when
unmounted, could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-19377)

It was discovered that the linux kernel did not properly validate certain
mount options to the tmpfs virtual memory file system. A local attacker
with the ability to specify mount options could use this to cause a denial
of service (system crash). (CVE-2020-11565)

It was discovered that the block layer in the Linux kernel contained a race
condition leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could
possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-12657)

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Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines.

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have
been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and
reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed.
Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages
(e.g. linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual,
linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform
this as well.

Related notices

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  • USN-4414-1: linux-image-kvm, linux-image-4.15.0-1065-raspi2, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-azure-4.15, linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04, linux-image-oem, linux-image-aws-hwe, linux-image-azure-lts-18.04, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-1064-gke, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-1046-oracle, linux-image-raspi2, linux-gcp-4.15, linux, linux-raspi2, linux-gke-4.15, linux-image-generic, linux-oem, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-107-lowlatency, linux-image-gke, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-4.15.0-109-lowlatency, linux-image-azure, linux-image-aws-lts-18.04, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-4.15.0-1091-oem, linux-image-4.15.0-1081-snapdragon, linux-image-4.15.0-109-generic-lpae, linux-hwe, linux-oracle, linux-kvm, linux-image-4.15.0-1074-aws, linux-image-4.15.0-1077-aws, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-4.15.0-109-generic, linux-image-azure-edge, linux-aws, linux-image-4.15.0-1091-azure, linux-image-4.15.0-1078-gcp, linux-image-gke-4.15, linux-snapdragon, linux-image-4.15.0-107-generic-lpae, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-azure, linux-aws-hwe, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-gcp, linux-image-4.15.0-1069-kvm, linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04, linux-image-4.15.0-1048-oracle, linux-image-4.15.0-107-generic
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