USN-5014-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5014-1
July 20, 2021
linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-gke-5.3, linux-hwe,
linux-lts-xenial, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-raspi, linux-raspi2-5.3
vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 21.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Summary:
The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.
Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel
- linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-azure: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems
- linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments
- linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
- linux-raspi: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi (V8) systems
- linux-gke-5.3: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-hwe: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
- linux-raspi2-5.3: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi (V8) systems
- linux-lts-xenial: Linux hardware enablement kernel from Xenial for Trusty
Details:
It was discovered that the virtual file system implementation in the Linux
kernel contained an unsigned to signed integer conversion error. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 21.04:
linux-image-5.11.0-1012-azure 5.11.0-1012.13
linux-image-5.11.0-1012-kvm 5.11.0-1012.13
linux-image-5.11.0-1013-oracle 5.11.0-1013.14
linux-image-5.11.0-1014-aws 5.11.0-1014.15
linux-image-5.11.0-1014-gcp 5.11.0-1014.16
linux-image-5.11.0-1015-raspi 5.11.0-1015.16
linux-image-5.11.0-1015-raspi-nolpae 5.11.0-1015.16
linux-image-5.11.0-25-generic 5.11.0-25.27
linux-image-5.11.0-25-generic-64k 5.11.0-25.27
linux-image-5.11.0-25-generic-lpae 5.11.0-25.27
linux-image-5.11.0-25-lowlatency 5.11.0-25.27
linux-image-aws 5.11.0.1014.15
linux-image-azure 5.11.0.1012.13
linux-image-gcp 5.11.0.1014.14
linux-image-generic 5.11.0.25.27
linux-image-generic-64k 5.11.0.25.27
linux-image-generic-lpae 5.11.0.25.27
linux-image-gke 5.11.0.1014.14
linux-image-kvm 5.11.0.1012.13
linux-image-lowlatency 5.11.0.25.27
linux-image-oem-20.04 5.11.0.25.27
linux-image-oracle 5.11.0.1013.14
linux-image-raspi 5.11.0.1015.13
linux-image-raspi-nolpae 5.11.0.1015.13
linux-image-virtual 5.11.0.25.27
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
linux-image-5.3.0-1042-raspi2 5.3.0-1042.44
linux-image-5.3.0-1045-gke 5.3.0-1045.48
linux-image-5.3.0-76-generic 5.3.0-76.72
linux-image-5.3.0-76-lowlatency 5.3.0-76.72
linux-image-gke-5.3 5.3.0.1045.28
linux-image-gkeop-5.3 5.3.0.76.133
linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04 5.3.0.1042.31
Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
linux-image-4.4.0-1095-kvm 4.4.0-1095.104
linux-image-4.4.0-1130-aws 4.4.0-1130.144
linux-image-4.4.0-212-generic 4.4.0-212.244
linux-image-4.4.0-212-lowlatency 4.4.0-212.244
linux-image-aws 4.4.0.1130.135
linux-image-generic 4.4.0.212.219
linux-image-kvm 4.4.0.1095.93
linux-image-lowlatency 4.4.0.212.219
linux-image-virtual 4.4.0.212.219
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
linux-image-3.13.0-186-generic 3.13.0-186.237
linux-image-3.13.0-186-generic-lpae 3.13.0-186.237
linux-image-3.13.0-186-lowlatency 3.13.0-186.237
linux-image-3.13.0-186-powerpc-e500 3.13.0-186.237
linux-image-3.13.0-186-powerpc-e500mc 3.13.0-186.237
linux-image-3.13.0-186-powerpc-smp 3.13.0-186.237
linux-image-3.13.0-186-powerpc64-emb 3.13.0-186.237
linux-image-3.13.0-186-powerpc64-smp 3.13.0-186.237
linux-image-4.4.0-1094-aws 4.4.0-1094.99
linux-image-4.4.0-212-generic 4.4.0-212.244~14.04.1
linux-image-4.4.0-212-lowlatency 4.4.0-212.244~14.04.1
linux-image-aws 4.4.0.1094.92
linux-image-generic 3.13.0.186.195
linux-image-generic-lpae 3.13.0.186.195
linux-image-generic-lts-xenial 4.4.0.212.185
linux-image-generic-pae 3.13.0.186.195
linux-image-highbank 3.13.0.186.195
linux-image-lowlatency 3.13.0.186.195
linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial 4.4.0.212.185
linux-image-lowlatency-pae 3.13.0.186.195
linux-image-omap 3.13.0.186.195
linux-image-powerpc-e500 3.13.0.186.195
linux-image-powerpc-e500mc 3.13.0.186.195
linux-image-powerpc-smp 3.13.0.186.195
linux-image-powerpc64-emb 3.13.0.186.195
linux-image-powerpc64-smp 3.13.0.186.195
linux-image-server 3.13.0.186.195
linux-image-virtual 3.13.0.186.195
linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial 4.4.0.212.185
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-5014-1
CVE-2021-33909
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/5.11.0-25.27
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/5.11.0-1014.15
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/5.11.0-1012.13
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/5.11.0-1014.16
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/5.11.0-1012.13
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/5.11.0-1013.14
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi/5.11.0-1015.16
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke-5.3/5.3.0-1045.48
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe/5.3.0-76.72
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2-5.3/5.3.0-1042.44
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A Linux kernel security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 14.04 ESM, 16.04 ESM, 18.04 LTS, and 21.04.
