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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Security Advisory: Kernel Vulnerabilities and Fixes

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Calendar Grey October 14, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu alerts users about critical kernel vulnerabilities that may lead to unauthorized access or privilege escalation. Immediate updates are crucial to secure systems
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your kernel livepatch to the
following versions:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
    aws - 72.1
    generic - 72.1
    lowlatency - 72.1
    oem - 72.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
    aws - 72.1
    aws - 72.2
    azure - 72.1
    azure - 72.2
    gcp - 72.1
    gcp - 72.2
    generic - 72.1
    generic - 72.2
    lowlatency - 72.1
    lowlatency - 72.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
    aws - 72.1
    generic - 72.1
    lowlatency - 72.1

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
    generic - 72.1
    lowlatency - 72.1


Support Information

Kernels older than the levels listed below do not receive livepatch
updates. If you are running a kernel version earlier than the one listed
below, please upgrade your kernel as soon as possible.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
    linux-aws - 4.15.0-1054
    linux-azure - 5.0.0-1025
    linux-gcp - 5.0.0-1025
    linux-oem - 4.15.0-1063
    linux-oracle - 5.0.0-1000
    linux - 4.15.0-69

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
    linux-aws - 5.4.0-1009
    linux-azure - 5.4.0-1010
    linux-gcp - 5.4.0-1009
    linux-oem - 5.4.0-26
    linux - 5.4.0-26

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
    linux-aws - 4.4.0-1098
    linux-azure - 4.15.0-1063
    linux-hwe - 4.15.0-69
    linux - 4.4.0-168

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
    linux-lts-xenial - 4.4.0-168


References

-   CVE-2020-0067
-   CVE-2020-11494
-   CVE-2020-11935
-   CVE-2020-12114
-   CVE-2020-14386
-   CVE-2020-16119
-   CVE-2020-16120
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