USN-4877-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4877-1
March 16, 2021
linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15,
linux-dell300x, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-kvm,
linux-oracle, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel
- linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-azure-4.15: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems
- linux-dell300x: Linux kernel for Dell 300x platforms
- linux-gcp-4.15: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments
- linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
- linux-raspi2: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi (V8) systems
- linux-snapdragon: Linux kernel for Qualcomm Snapdragon processors
- linux-aws-hwe: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS-HWE) systems
- linux-azure: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems
- linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-hwe: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
Details:
It was discovered that the Marvell WiFi-Ex device driver in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate ad-hoc SSIDs. A local attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-36158)
吴异 discovered that the NFS implementation in the Linux kernel did not
properly prevent access outside of an NFS export that is a subdirectory of
a file system. An attacker could possibly use this to bypass NFS access
restrictions. (CVE-2021-3178)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
linux-image-4.15.0-1013-dell300x 4.15.0-1013.17
linux-image-4.15.0-1066-oracle 4.15.0-1066.74
linux-image-4.15.0-1080-raspi2 4.15.0-1080.85
linux-image-4.15.0-1086-kvm 4.15.0-1086.88
linux-image-4.15.0-1094-gcp 4.15.0-1094.107
linux-image-4.15.0-1095-aws 4.15.0-1095.102
linux-image-4.15.0-1097-snapdragon 4.15.0-1097.106
linux-image-4.15.0-1109-azure 4.15.0-1109.121
linux-image-4.15.0-137-generic 4.15.0-137.141
linux-image-4.15.0-137-generic-lpae 4.15.0-137.141
linux-image-4.15.0-137-lowlatency 4.15.0-137.141
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1095.98
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1109.82
linux-image-dell300x 4.15.0.1013.15
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1094.112
linux-image-generic 4.15.0.137.124
linux-image-generic-lpae 4.15.0.137.124
linux-image-kvm 4.15.0.1086.82
linux-image-lowlatency 4.15.0.137.124
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1066.76
linux-image-powerpc-e500mc 4.15.0.137.124
linux-image-powerpc-smp 4.15.0.137.124
linux-image-powerpc64-emb 4.15.0.137.124
linux-image-powerpc64-smp 4.15.0.137.124
linux-image-raspi2 4.15.0.1080.77
linux-image-snapdragon 4.15.0.1097.100
linux-image-virtual 4.15.0.137.124
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
linux-image-4.15.0-1066-oracle 4.15.0-1066.74~16.04.1
linux-image-4.15.0-1094-gcp 4.15.0-1094.107~16.04.1
linux-image-4.15.0-1095-aws 4.15.0-1095.102~16.04.1
linux-image-4.15.0-1109-azure 4.15.0-1109.121~16.04.1
linux-image-4.15.0-137-generic 4.15.0-137.141~16.04.1
linux-image-4.15.0-137-generic-lpae 4.15.0-137.141~16.04.1
linux-image-4.15.0-137-lowlatency 4.15.0-137.141~16.04.1
linux-image-aws-hwe 4.15.0.1095.88
linux-image-azure 4.15.0.1109.100
linux-image-gcp 4.15.0.1094.95
linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.137.133
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.137.133
linux-image-gke 4.15.0.1094.95
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.137.133
linux-image-oem 4.15.0.137.133
linux-image-oracle 4.15.0.1066.54
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.137.133
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
linux-image-4.15.0-1109-azure 4.15.0-1109.121~14.04.1
linux-image-azure 4.15.0.1109.82
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://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4877-1
CVE-2020-36158, CVE-2021-3178
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/4.15.0-137.141
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/4.15.0-1095.102
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure-4.15/4.15.0-1109.121
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-dell300x/4.15.0-1013.17
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp-4.15/4.15.0-1094.107
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/4.15.0-1086.88
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/4.15.0-1066.74
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/4.15.0-1080.85
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-snapdragon/4.15.0-1097.106
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-hwe/4.15.0-1095.102~16.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/4.15.0-1109.121~16.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/4.15.0-1094.107~16.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe/4.15.0-137.141~16.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/4.15.0-1066.74~16.04.1
A Linux kernel security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 14.04 ESM, 16.04 LTS and 18.04 LTS.
