USN-4342-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 19.10
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM

Packages

• linux - Linux kernel
• linux-aws - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
• linux-azure - Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems
• linux-azure-5.3 - Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems
• linux-gcp - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
• linux-gcp-5.3 - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
• linux-gke-5.3 - Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
• linux-hwe - Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
• linux-kvm - Linux kernel for cloud environments
• linux-oracle - Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
• linux-oracle-5.3 - Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
• linux-raspi2 - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2
• linux-raspi2-5.3 - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2

Details

Al Viro discovered that the Linux kernel for s390x systems did not properly
perform page table upgrades for kernel sections that use secondary address
mode. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-11884)

It was discovered that the Intel Wi-Fi driver in the Linux kernel did not
properly check for errors in some situations. A local attacker could
possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2019-16234)

Tristan Madani discovered that the block I/O tracing implementation in the
Linux kernel contained a race condition. A local attacker could use this to
cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive
information. (CVE-2019-19768)

It was discovered that the vhost net driver in the Linux kernel contained a
stack buffer overflow. A local attacker with the ability to perform ioctl()
calls on /dev/vhost-net could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash). (CVE-2020-10942)

It was discovered that the virtual terminal implementation in the Linux
kernel contained a race condition. A local attacker could possibly use this
to cause a denial of service (system crash) or expose sensitive
information. (CVE-2020-8648)

Shijie Luo discovered that the ext4 file system implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly check for a too-large journal size. An attacker
could use this to construct a malicious ext4 image that, when mounted,
could cause a denial of service (soft lockup). (CVE-2020-8992)

Jordy Zomer discovered that the floppy driver in the Linux kernel did not
properly check for errors in some situations. A local attacker could
possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly
expose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-9383)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 19.10

• linux-image-5.3.0-1016-kvm - 5.3.0-1016.17
• linux-image-5.3.0-1016-oracle - 5.3.0-1016.18
• linux-image-5.3.0-1017-aws - 5.3.0-1017.18
• linux-image-5.3.0-1018-gcp - 5.3.0-1018.19
• linux-image-5.3.0-1020-azure - 5.3.0-1020.21
• linux-image-5.3.0-1023-raspi2 - 5.3.0-1023.25
• linux-image-5.3.0-51-generic - 5.3.0-51.44
• linux-image-5.3.0-51-generic-lpae - 5.3.0-51.44
• linux-image-5.3.0-51-lowlatency - 5.3.0-51.44
• linux-image-5.3.0-51-snapdragon - 5.3.0-51.44
• linux-image-aws - 5.3.0.1017.19
• linux-image-azure - 5.3.0.1020.39
• linux-image-gcp - 5.3.0.1018.19
• linux-image-generic - 5.3.0.51.42
• linux-image-generic-lpae - 5.3.0.51.42
• linux-image-gke - 5.3.0.1018.19
• linux-image-kvm - 5.3.0.1016.18
• linux-image-lowlatency - 5.3.0.51.42
• linux-image-oracle - 5.3.0.1016.31
• linux-image-raspi2 - 5.3.0.1023.20
• linux-image-snapdragon - 5.3.0.51.42
• linux-image-virtual - 5.3.0.51.42

Ubuntu 18.04

• linux-image-5.3.0-1016-oracle - 5.3.0-1016.18~18.04.1
• linux-image-5.3.0-1018-gcp - 5.3.0-1018.19~18.04.1
• linux-image-5.3.0-1018-gke - 5.3.0-1018.19~18.04.1
• linux-image-5.3.0-1020-azure - 5.3.0-1020.21~18.04.1
• linux-image-5.3.0-1023-raspi2 - 5.3.0-1023.25~18.04.1
• linux-image-5.3.0-51-generic - 5.3.0-51.44~18.04.2
• linux-image-5.3.0-51-generic-lpae - 5.3.0-51.44~18.04.2
• linux-image-5.3.0-51-lowlatency - 5.3.0-51.44~18.04.2
• linux-image-azure - 5.3.0.1020.20
• linux-image-gcp - 5.3.0.1018.17
• linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 - 5.3.0.51.104
• linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04 - 5.3.0.51.104
• linux-image-gke-5.3 - 5.3.0.1018.8
• linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 - 5.3.0.51.104
• linux-image-oracle - 5.3.0.1016.17
• linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04 - 5.3.0.1023.12
• linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 - 5.3.0.51.104
• linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 - 5.3.0.51.104

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

• CVE-2019-16234
• CVE-2019-19768
• CVE-2020-10942
• CVE-2020-11884
• CVE-2020-8648
• CVE-2020-8992
• CVE-2020-9383

Related notices

• USN-4345-1: linux, linux-image-4.15.0-99-generic-lpae, linux-gke-4.15, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-4.15.0-1080-oem, linux-oracle, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-4.15.0-99-generic, linux-image-aws-hwe, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04, linux-oem, linux-image-aws-lts-18.04, linux-image-azure-edge, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-1061-raspi2, linux-azure, linux-image-kvm, linux-kvm, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-4.15.0-1077-snapdragon, linux-image-gke, linux-image-azure, linux-hwe, linux-raspi2, linux-image-4.15.0-1058-gke, linux-gcp, linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-4.15.0-1082-azure, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-4.15.0-99-lowlatency, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-gke-4.15, linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-snapdragon, linux-image-4.15.0-1038-oracle, linux-aws, linux-image-4.15.0-1059-kvm, linux-image-oem, linux-image-4.15.0-1066-aws, linux-image-4.15.0-1061-gcp, linux-aws-hwe, linux-image-generic, linux-image-lowlatency
• USN-4344-1: linux-image-5.0.0-1035-gke, linux-oem-osp1, linux-image-oem-osp1, linux-gke-5.0, linux-image-5.0.0-1050-oem-osp1, linux-image-gke-5.0
• USN-4346-1: linux, linux-image-virtual-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-1066-aws, linux-image-virtual-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-1070-kvm, linux-image-4.4.0-1132-raspi2, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-vivid, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-image-virtual-lts-wily, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-utopic, linux-image-4.4.0-178-generic, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lts-wily, linux-image-aws, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-vivid, linux-image-4.4.0-178-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-utopic, linux-kvm, linux-image-4.4.0-178-powerpc-smp, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-utopic, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-wily, linux-raspi2, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-utopic, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-vivid, linux-image-generic-lts-utopic, linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-4.4.0-178-lowlatency, linux-image-4.4.0-1106-aws, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-utopic, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-4.4.0-178-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.4.0-1136-snapdragon, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-snapdragon, linux-image-4.4.0-178-powerpc64-smp, linux-aws, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-wily, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-generic, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-178-generic-lpae, linux-image-lowlatency
• USN-4364-1: linux, linux-image-virtual-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-virtual-lts-utopic, linux-image-4.4.0-179-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-179-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.4.0-179-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-179-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.4.0-1107-aws, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-vivid, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-image-virtual-lts-wily, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-utopic, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lts-wily, linux-image-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-1067-aws, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-utopic, linux-kvm, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-utopic, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-wily, linux-image-4.4.0-1137-snapdragon, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-wily, linux-image-4.4.0-179-lowlatency, linux-image-4.4.0-179-powerpc64-smp, linux-raspi2, linux-image-4.4.0-1133-raspi2, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-utopic, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-vivid, linux-image-generic-lts-utopic, linux-image-4.4.0-1071-kvm, linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-utopic, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-snapdragon, linux-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-179-generic, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-wily, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-generic, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-lowlatency
• USN-4343-1: linux, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04-edge, linux-image-oem-osp1, linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04, linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04, linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04, linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04-edge, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04-edge, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04, linux-image-5.4.0-28-generic, linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04-edge, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04, linux-image-5.4.0-28-lowlatency, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04, linux-image-5.4.0-28-generic-lpae, linux-image-oem, linux-image-generic, linux-image-lowlatency
• LSN-0066-1: generic-4.4, generic-4.15, azure, lowlatency-4.15, lowlatency-4.4, oem, aws
• LSN-0068-1: generic-4.4, generic-4.15, lowlatency-4.15, lowlatency-4.4, oem, aws
• USN-4324-1: linux-image-4.15.0-1060-raspi2, linux-gke-4.15, linux-image-4.15.0-1060-gcp, linux-image-4.15.0-1057-gke, linux-oracle, linux-image-4.15.0-1037-oracle, linux-image-aws-hwe, linux-image-4.15.0-1077-azure, linux-oem, linux-image-aws-lts-18.04, linux-image-4.15.0-1058-kvm, linux-image-aws, linux-image-azure-edge, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-4.15.0-1065-aws, linux-azure, linux-image-kvm, linux-kvm, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-gke, linux-image-azure, linux-raspi2, linux-gcp, linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04, linux-image-gke-4.15, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-4.15.0-1076-snapdragon, linux-snapdragon, linux-aws, linux-image-oem, linux-image-4.15.0-1079-oem, linux-aws-hwe
• USN-4318-1: linux, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-hwe, linux-image-4.15.0-96-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-96-generic, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-96-lowlatency, linux-image-oem, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04, linux-image-generic, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-lowlatency
• USN-4419-1: linux, linux-image-virtual-lts-vivid, linux-image-4.4.0-185-powerpc-smp, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-1076-kvm, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-185-lowlatency, linux-image-generic-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-virtual-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-185-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-1139-snapdragon, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-vivid, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-185-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-virtual-lts-wily, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-utopic, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lts-wily, linux-image-aws, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-utopic, linux-kvm, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-utopic, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-wily, linux-image-4.4.0-185-generic-lpae, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-wily, linux-image-4.4.0-185-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-1135-raspi2, linux-raspi2, linux-image-4.4.0-1074-aws, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-utopic, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-vivid, linux-image-generic-lts-utopic, linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-4.4.0-1110-aws, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-utopic, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-185-powerpc-e500mc, linux-snapdragon, linux-aws, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-wily, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-generic, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-lowlatency