=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3901-1
March 05, 2019

linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp, linux-kvm, linux-oem, linux-oracle, linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
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: Linux kernel
- linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) 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

Details:

Jann Horn discovered that the userfaultd implementation in the Linux kernel
did not properly restrict access to certain ioctls. A local attacker could
use this possibly to modify files. (CVE-2018-18397)

It was discovered that the crypto subsystem of the Linux kernel leaked
uninitialized memory to user space in some situations. A local attacker
could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory).
(CVE-2018-19854)

Jann Horn discovered a race condition in the fork() system call in
the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to gain access to
services that cache authorizations. (CVE-2019-6133)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  linux-image-4.15.0-1009-oracle  4.15.0-1009.11
  linux-image-4.15.0-1028-gcp     4.15.0-1028.29
  linux-image-4.15.0-1030-kvm     4.15.0-1030.30
  linux-image-4.15.0-1032-raspi2  4.15.0-1032.34
  linux-image-4.15.0-1033-aws     4.15.0-1033.35
  linux-image-4.15.0-1034-oem     4.15.0-1034.39
  linux-image-4.15.0-46-generic   4.15.0-46.49
  linux-image-4.15.0-46-generic-lpae  4.15.0-46.49
  linux-image-4.15.0-46-lowlatency  4.15.0-46.49
  linux-image-4.15.0-46-snapdragon  4.15.0-46.49
  linux-image-aws                 4.15.0.1033.32
  linux-image-gcp                 4.15.0.1028.30
  linux-image-generic             4.15.0.46.48
  linux-image-generic-lpae        4.15.0.46.48
  linux-image-gke                 4.15.0.1028.30
  linux-image-kvm                 4.15.0.1030.30
  linux-image-lowlatency          4.15.0.46.48
  linux-image-oem                 4.15.0.1034.39
  linux-image-oracle              4.15.0.1009.12
  linux-image-raspi2              4.15.0.1032.30
  linux-image-snapdragon          4.15.0.46.48

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-3901-1
  CVE-2018-18397, CVE-2018-19854, CVE-2019-6133

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/4.15.0-46.49
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/4.15.0-1033.35
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/4.15.0-1028.29
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/4.15.0-1030.30
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem/4.15.0-1034.39
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/4.15.0-1009.11
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/4.15.0-1032.34

Ubuntu 3901-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

March 5, 2019
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: linux-image-4.15.0-1009-oracle 4.15.0-1009.11 linux-image-4.15.0-1028-gcp 4.15.0-1028.29 linux-image-4.15.0-1030-kvm 4.15.0-1030.30 linux-image-4.15.0-1032-raspi2 4.15.0-1032.34 linux-image-4.15.0-1033-aws 4.15.0-1033.35 linux-image-4.15.0-1034-oem 4.15.0-1034.39 linux-image-4.15.0-46-generic 4.15.0-46.49 linux-image-4.15.0-46-generic-lpae 4.15.0-46.49 linux-image-4.15.0-46-lowlatency 4.15.0-46.49 linux-image-4.15.0-46-snapdragon 4.15.0-46.49 linux-image-aws 4.15.0.1033.32 linux-image-gcp 4.15.0.1028.30 linux-image-generic 4.15.0.46.48 linux-image-generic-lpae 4.15.0.46.48 linux-image-gke 4.15.0.1028.30 linux-image-kvm 4.15.0.1030.30 linux-image-lowlatency 4.15.0.46.48 linux-image-oem 4.15.0.1034.39 linux-image-oracle 4.15.0.1009.12 linux-image-raspi2 4.15.0.1032.30 linux-image-snapdragon 4.15.0.46.48 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-3901-1

CVE-2018-18397, CVE-2018-19854, CVE-2019-6133

Severity
March 05, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/4.15.0-46.49 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/4.15.0-1033.35 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/4.15.0-1028.29 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/4.15.0-1030.30 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem/4.15.0-1034.39 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/4.15.0-1009.11 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/4.15.0-1032.34

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