=========================================================================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 4211-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

December 2, 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 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

Severity
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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