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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM Advisory USN-4303-2 Urgent: Kernel Data Leakage Alert

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Calendar Grey March 16, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Kernel enhancements released for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM to mitigate vulnerabilities related to the exposure of confidential data.
The system could be made to expose sensitive information.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: linux-image-4.4.0-1064-aws 4.4.0-1064.68 linux-image-4.4.0-176-generic 4.4.0-176.206~14.04.1 linux-image-4.4.0-176-generic-lpae 4.4.0-176.206~14.04.1 linux-image-4.4.0-176-lowlatency 4.4.0-176.206~14.04.1 linux-image-4.4.0-176-powerpc-e500mc 4.4.0-176.206~14.04.1 linux-image-4.4.0-176-powerpc-smp 4.4.0-176.206~14.04.1 linux-image-4.4.0-176-powerpc64-emb 4.4.0-176.206~14.04.1 linux-image-4.4.0-176-powerpc64-smp 4.4.0-176.206~14.04.1 linux-image-aws 4.4.0.1064.65 linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial 4.4.0.176.155 linux-image-generic-lts-xenial 4.4.0.176.155 linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial 4.4.0.176.155 linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial 4.4.0.176.155 linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial 4.4.0.176.155 linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial 4.4.0.176.155 linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial 4.4.0.176.155 linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial 4.4.0.176.155 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-4303-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4303-1

CVE-2020-2732

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March 17, 2020

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