USN-4465-1: linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4465-1
August 19, 2020
linux-hwe, linux-azure-5.3, linux-gke-5.3, vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Software Description:
- linux-azure-5.3: Linux kernel for microsoft azure cloud systems
- linux-gke-5.3: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-hwe: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
Details:
It was discovered that the XFS file system implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate meta data in some circumstances. An
attacker could use this to construct a malicious XFS image that, when
mounted, could cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-12655)
It was discovered that the bcache subsystem in the Linux kernel did not
properly release a lock in some error conditions. A local attacker could
possibly use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-12771)
Kyungtae Kim discovered that the USB testing driver in the Linux kernel did
not properly deallocate memory on disconnect events. A physically proximate
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion).
(CVE-2020-15393)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
linux-image-5.3.0-1033-gke 5.3.0-1033.35
linux-image-5.3.0-1035-azure 5.3.0-1035.36
linux-image-5.3.0-65-generic 5.3.0-65.59
linux-image-5.3.0-65-lowlatency 5.3.0-65.59
linux-image-azure 5.3.0.1035.31
linux-image-gke-5.3 5.3.0.1033.18
linux-image-gkeop-5.3 5.3.0.65.121
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:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4465-1
CVE-2020-12655, CVE-2020-12771, CVE-2020-15393
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure-5.3/5.3.0-1035.36
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke-5.3/5.3.0-1033.35
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe/5.3.0-65.59
A linux security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS.
