1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4031-1

USN-4031-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Publication date

24 June 2019

Overview

64-Bit PowerPC systems could be made to expose sensitive information.

Releases

Packages

  • linux - Linux kernel
  • linux-hwe - Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel

Details

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly separate certain
memory mappings when creating new userspace processes on 64-bit Power
(ppc64el) systems. A local attacker could use this to access memory
contents or cause memory corruption of other processes on the system.

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly separate certain
memory mappings when creating new userspace processes on 64-bit Power
(ppc64el) systems. A local attacker could use this to access memory
contents or cause memory corruption of other processes on the system.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
19.04 disco linux-image-5.0.0-19-generic –  5.0.0-19.20
linux-image-generic –  5.0.0.19.20
linux-image-virtual –  5.0.0.19.20
18.10 cosmic linux-image-4.18.0-24-generic –  4.18.0-24.25
linux-image-generic –  4.18.0.24.25
linux-image-powerpc-e500mc –  4.18.0.24.25
linux-image-powerpc-smp –  4.18.0.24.25
linux-image-powerpc64-emb –  4.18.0.24.25
linux-image-powerpc64-smp –  4.18.0.24.25
linux-image-virtual –  4.18.0.24.25
18.04 bionic linux-image-4.18.0-24-generic –  4.18.0-24.25~18.04.1
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 –  4.18.0.24.74
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 –  4.18.0.24.74

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