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Ubuntu 4017-2 Moderate: Kernel Crash Due To Packet Handling Flaw

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
The system could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4017-2
June 17, 2019

linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-lts-trusty, linux-lts-xenial
vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

Summary:

The system could be made to crash if it received specially crafted
network traffic.

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-lts-xenial: Linux hardware enablement kernel from Xenial for Trusty
- linux-lts-trusty: Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty for Precise ESM

Details:

USN-4017-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu.
This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux kernel
for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Jonathan Looney discovered that the TCP retransmission queue implementation
in the Linux kernel could be fragmented when handling certain TCP Selective
Acknowledgment (SACK) sequences. A remote attacker could use this to cause
a denial of service. (CVE-2019-11478)

Jonathan Looney discovered that an integer overflow existed in the Linux
kernel when handling TCP Selective Acknowledgments (SACKs). A remote
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2019-11477)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  linux-image-3.13.0-171-generic  3.13.0-171.222
  linux-image-3.13.0-171-generic-lpae  3.13.0-171.222
  linux-image-3.13.0-171-lowlatency  3.13.0-171.222
  linux-image-4.15.0-1047-azure   4.15.0-1047.51~14.04.1
  linux-image-4.4.0-1046-aws      4.4.0-1046.50
  linux-image-4.4.0-151-generic   4.4.0-151.178~14.04.1
  linux-image-4.4.0-151-generic-lpae  4.4.0-151.178~14.04.1
  linux-image-4.4.0-151-lowlatency  4.4.0-151.178~14.04.1
  linux-image-aws                 4.4.0.1046.47
  linux-image-azure               4.15.0.1047.34
  linux-image-generic             3.13.0.171.182
  linux-image-generic-lpae        3.13.0.171.182
  linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial  4.4.0.151.133
  linux-image-generic-lts-xenial  4.4.0.151.133
  linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial  4.4.0.151.133

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  linux-image-3.13.0-171-generic  3.13.0-171.222~12.04.1
  linux-image-3.13.0-171-generic-lpae  3.13.0-171.222~12.04.1
  linux-image-3.13.0-171-lowlatency  3.13.0-171.222~12.04.1
  linux-image-3.2.0-141-generic   3.2.0-141.188
  linux-image-generic             3.2.0.141.156
  linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty  3.13.0.171.159
  linux-image-generic-lts-trusty  3.13.0.171.159

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-4017-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4017-1
  CVE-2019-11477, CVE-2019-11478,
  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/KnowledgeBase/SACKPanic

Ubuntu 4017-2 Moderate: Kernel Crash Due To Packet Handling Flaw

ubuntu
Calendar Grey June 17, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Debian Patch DSA-4698-1 addresses severe vulnerabilities in the kernel that lead to potential instability from malicious network packets.
The system could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: linux-image-3.13.0-171-generic 3.13.0-171.222 linux-image-3.13.0-171-generic-lpae 3.13.0-171.222 linux-image-3.13.0-171-lowlatency 3.13.0-171.222 linux-image-4.15.0-1047-azure 4.15.0-1047.51~14.04.1 linux-image-4.4.0-1046-aws 4.4.0-1046.50 linux-image-4.4.0-151-generic 4.4.0-151.178~14.04.1 linux-image-4.4.0-151-generic-lpae 4.4.0-151.178~14.04.1 linux-image-4.4.0-151-lowlatency 4.4.0-151.178~14.04.1 linux-image-aws 4.4.0.1046.47 linux-image-azure 4.15.0.1047.34 linux-image-generic 3.13.0.171.182 linux-image-generic-lpae 3.13.0.171.182 linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial 4.4.0.151.133 linux-image-generic-lts-xenial 4.4.0.151.133 linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial 4.4.0.151.133 Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: linux-image-3.13.0-171-generic 3.13.0-171.222~12.04.1 linux-image-3.13.0-171-generic-lpae 3.13.0-171.222~12.04.1 linux-image-3.13.0-171-lowlatency 3.13.0-171.222~12.04.1 linux-image-3.2.0-141-generic 3.2.0-141.188 linux-image-generic 3.2.0.141.156 linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty 3.13.0.171.159 linux-image-generic-lts-trusty 3.13.0.171.159 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-4017-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4017-1

CVE-2019-11477, CVE-2019-11478,

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/KnowledgeBase/SACKPanic

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