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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: USN-4228-2 Critical: Linux Kernel Buffer Overflow

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Calendar Grey January 7, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:

- linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems

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

Details:

USN-4228-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04

LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux

Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu

14.04 ESM.

It was discovered that a heap-based buffer overflow existed in the Marvell

WiFi-Ex Driver for the Linux kernel. A physically proximate attacker could

use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute

arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-14895, CVE-2019-14901)

It was discovered that a heap-based buffer overflow existed in the Marvell

Libertas WLAN Driver for the Linux kernel. A physically proximate attacker

could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly

execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-14896, CVE-2019-14897)

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  linux-image-4.4.0-1060-aws      4.4.0-1060.64
  linux-image-4.4.0-171-generic   4.4.0-171.200~14.04.1
  linux-image-4.4.0-171-generic-lpae  4.4.0-171.200~14.04.1
  linux-image-4.4.0-171-lowlatency  4.4.0-171.200~14.04.1
  linux-image-4.4.0-171-powerpc-e500mc  4.4.0-171.200~14.04.1
  linux-image-4.4.0-171-powerpc-smp  4.4.0-171.200~14.04.1
  linux-image-4.4.0-171-powerpc64-emb  4.4.0-171.200~14.04.1
  linux-image-4.4.0-171-powerpc64-smp  4.4.0-171.200~14.04.1
  linux-image-aws                 4.4.0.1060.61
  linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial  4.4.0.171.150
  linux-image-generic-lts-xenial  4.4.0.171.150
  linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial  4.4.0.171.150
  linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial  4.4.0.171.150
  linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial  4.4.0.171.150
  linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial  4.4.0.171.150
  linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial  4.4.0.171.150
  linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial  4.4.0.171.150

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-4228-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4228-1

CVE-2019-14895, CVE-2019-14896, CVE-2019-14897, CVE-2019-14901,

CVE-2019-18660, CVE-2019-19052, CVE-2019-19524, CVE-2019-19534

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January 07, 2020

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