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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: USN-4211-1 Critical: Kernel Denial Of Service

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4211-1
December 03, 2019

linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon
vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 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-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments
- linux-raspi2: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2
- linux-snapdragon: Linux kernel for Snapdragon processors
Details:

Zhipeng Xie discovered that an infinite loop could be triggered in the CFS
Linux kernel process scheduler. A local attacker could possibly use this to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-20784)

Nicolas Waisman discovered that the WiFi driver stack in the Linux kernel
did not properly validate SSID lengths. A physically proximate attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2019-17133)

Nicolas Waisman discovered that the Chelsio T4/T5 RDMA Driver for the Linux
kernel performed DMA from a kernel stack. A local attacker could use this
to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-17075)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  linux-image-4.4.0-1063-kvm      4.4.0-1063.70
  linux-image-4.4.0-1099-aws      4.4.0-1099.110
  linux-image-4.4.0-1126-raspi2   4.4.0-1126.135
  linux-image-4.4.0-1130-snapdragon  4.4.0-1130.138
  linux-image-4.4.0-170-generic   4.4.0-170.199
  linux-image-4.4.0-170-generic-lpae  4.4.0-170.199
  linux-image-4.4.0-170-lowlatency  4.4.0-170.199
  linux-image-4.4.0-170-powerpc-e500mc  4.4.0-170.199
  linux-image-4.4.0-170-powerpc-smp  4.4.0-170.199
  linux-image-4.4.0-170-powerpc64-emb  4.4.0-170.199
  linux-image-4.4.0-170-powerpc64-smp  4.4.0-170.199
  linux-image-aws                 4.4.0.1099.103
  linux-image-generic             4.4.0.170.178
  linux-image-generic-lpae        4.4.0.170.178
  linux-image-kvm                 4.4.0.1063.63
  linux-image-lowlatency          4.4.0.170.178
  linux-image-powerpc-e500mc      4.4.0.170.178
  linux-image-powerpc-smp         4.4.0.170.178
  linux-image-powerpc64-emb       4.4.0.170.178
  linux-image-powerpc64-smp       4.4.0.170.178
  linux-image-raspi2              4.4.0.1126.126
  linux-image-snapdragon          4.4.0.1130.122
  linux-image-virtual             4.4.0.170.178

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-4211-1
  CVE-2018-20784, CVE-2019-17075, CVE-2019-17133

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/4.4.0-170.199
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/4.4.0-1099.110
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/4.4.0-1063.70
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/4.4.0-1126.135
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-snapdragon/4.4.0-1130.138

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: USN-4211-1 Critical: Kernel Denial Of Service

ubuntu
Calendar Grey December 2, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu is tackling a range of vulnerabilities within the Linux kernel. Patches can be applied through system updates and may require a reboot to take effect.
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 16.04 LTS: linux-image-4.4.0-1063-kvm 4.4.0-1063.70 linux-image-4.4.0-1099-aws 4.4.0-1099.110 linux-image-4.4.0-1126-raspi2 4.4.0-1126.135 linux-image-4.4.0-1130-snapdragon 4.4.0-1130.138 linux-image-4.4.0-170-generic 4.4.0-170.199 linux-image-4.4.0-170-generic-lpae 4.4.0-170.199 linux-image-4.4.0-170-lowlatency 4.4.0-170.199 linux-image-4.4.0-170-powerpc-e500mc 4.4.0-170.199 linux-image-4.4.0-170-powerpc-smp 4.4.0-170.199 linux-image-4.4.0-170-powerpc64-emb 4.4.0-170.199 linux-image-4.4.0-170-powerpc64-smp 4.4.0-170.199 linux-image-aws 4.4.0.1099.103 linux-image-generic 4.4.0.170.178 linux-image-generic-lpae 4.4.0.170.178 linux-image-kvm 4.4.0.1063.63 linux-image-lowlatency 4.4.0.170.178 linux-image-powerpc-e500mc 4.4.0.170.178 linux-image-powerpc-smp 4.4.0.170.178 linux-image-powerpc64-emb 4.4.0.170.178 linux-image-powerpc64-smp 4.4.0.170.178 linux-image-raspi2 4.4.0.1126.126 linux-image-snapdragon 4.4.0.1130.122 linux-image-virtual 4.4.0.170.178 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-4211-1

CVE-2018-20784, CVE-2019-17075, CVE-2019-17133

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December 03, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/4.4.0-170.199 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/4.4.0-1099.110 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/4.4.0-1063.70 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/4.4.0-1126.135 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-snapdragon/4.4.0-1130.138

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