USN-4577-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4577-1
October 14, 2020
linux-hwe, linux-gke-5.0, linux-gke-5.3, linux-oem-osp1, linux-raspi2-5.3
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-gke-5.0: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-gke-5.3: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-hwe: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
- linux-oem-osp1: Linux kernel for OEM systems
- linux-raspi2-5.3: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi (V8) systems
Details:
Hador Manor discovered that the DCCP protocol implementation in the Linux
kernel improperly handled socket reuse, 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-2020-16119)
Giuseppe Scrivano discovered that the overlay file system in the Linux
kernel did not properly perform permission checks in some situations. A
local attacker could possibly use this to bypass intended restrictions and
gain read access to restricted files. (CVE-2020-16120)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
linux-image-5.0.0-1049-gke 5.0.0-1049.50
linux-image-5.0.0-1069-oem-osp1 5.0.0-1069.75
linux-image-5.3.0-1035-raspi2 5.3.0-1035.37
linux-image-5.3.0-1038-gke 5.3.0-1038.40
linux-image-5.3.0-68-generic 5.3.0-68.63
linux-image-5.3.0-68-lowlatency 5.3.0-68.63
linux-image-gke-5.0 5.0.0.1049.33
linux-image-gke-5.3 5.3.0.1038.21
linux-image-gkeop-5.3 5.3.0.68.125
linux-image-oem-osp1 5.0.0.1069.67
linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04 5.3.0.1035.24
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/4577-1
CVE-2020-16119, CVE-2020-16120
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke-5.0/5.0.0-1049.50
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke-5.3/5.3.0-1038.40
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe/5.3.0-68.63
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem-osp1/5.0.0-1069.75
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2-5.3/5.3.0-1035.37
A Linux kernel security update has been released for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
