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USN-4324-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Publication date

7 April 2020

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Releases

Packages

  • linux-aws - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
  • 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-gke-4.15 - Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
  • linux-kvm - Linux kernel for cloud environments
  • linux-oem - Linux kernel for OEM processors
  • linux-oracle - Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
  • linux-raspi2 - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2
  • linux-snapdragon - Linux kernel for Snapdragon processors

Details

Al Viro discovered that the vfs layer in the Linux kernel contained a use-
after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial
of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information (kernel
memory). (CVE-2020-8428)

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)

Al Viro discovered that the vfs layer in the Linux kernel contained a use-
after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial
of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information (kernel
memory). (CVE-2020-8428)

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)

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
18.04 bionic linux-image-4.15.0-1037-oracle –  4.15.0-1037.41
linux-image-4.15.0-1057-gke –  4.15.0-1057.60
linux-image-4.15.0-1058-kvm –  4.15.0-1058.59
linux-image-4.15.0-1060-raspi2 –  4.15.0-1060.64
linux-image-4.15.0-1065-aws –  4.15.0-1065.69
linux-image-4.15.0-1076-snapdragon –  4.15.0-1076.83
linux-image-4.15.0-1079-oem –  4.15.0-1079.89
linux-image-aws –  4.15.0.1065.67
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 –  4.15.0.1065.67
linux-image-gke –  4.15.0.1057.61
linux-image-gke-4.15 –  4.15.0.1057.61
linux-image-kvm –  4.15.0.1058.58
linux-image-oem –  4.15.0.1079.83
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 –  4.15.0.1037.45
linux-image-raspi2 –  4.15.0.1060.58
linux-image-snapdragon –  4.15.0.1076.79
16.04 xenial linux-image-4.15.0-1037-oracle –  4.15.0-1037.41~16.04.1
linux-image-4.15.0-1060-gcp –  4.15.0-1060.64
linux-image-4.15.0-1065-aws –  4.15.0-1065.69~16.04.1
linux-image-4.15.0-1077-azure –  4.15.0-1077.82
linux-image-aws-hwe –  4.15.0.1065.65
linux-image-azure –  4.15.0.1077.80
linux-image-azure-edge –  4.15.0.1077.80
linux-image-gcp –  4.15.0.1060.74
linux-image-gke –  4.15.0.1060.74
linux-image-oracle –  4.15.0.1037.30
14.04 trusty linux-image-4.15.0-1077-azure –  4.15.0-1077.82~14.04.1
linux-image-azure –  4.15.0.1077.62

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