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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: USN-3901-1 Moderate: Linux Kernel Issues

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
=========================================================================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 18.04 LTS: USN-3901-1 Moderate: Linux Kernel Issues

ubuntu
Calendar Grey March 5, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-
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

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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