=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4324-1
April 07, 2020

linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-gke-4.15,
linux-kvm, linux-oem, linux-oracle, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon
vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:
- linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-gke-4.15: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments
- linux-oem: Linux kernel for OEM processors- linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
- linux-raspi2: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2
- linux-snapdragon: Linux kernel for Snapdragon processors- linux-aws-hwe: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS-HWE) systems
- linux-azure: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems
- linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems

Details:

Al Viro discovered that the vfs layer in the Linux kernel contained a use-
after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial
of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information (kernel
memory). (CVE-2020-8428)

Shijie Luo discovered that the ext4 file system implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly check for a too-large journal size. An attacker
could use this to construct a malicious ext4 image that, when mounted,
could cause a denial of service (soft lockup). (CVE-2020-8992)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  linux-image-4.15.0-1037-oracle  4.15.0-1037.41
  linux-image-4.15.0-1057-gke     4.15.0-1057.60
  linux-image-4.15.0-1058-kvm     4.15.0-1058.59
  linux-image-4.15.0-1060-raspi2  4.15.0-1060.64
  linux-image-4.15.0-1065-aws     4.15.0-1065.69
  linux-image-4.15.0-1076-snapdragon  4.15.0-1076.83
  linux-image-4.15.0-1079-oem     4.15.0-1079.89
  linux-image-aws                 4.15.0.1065.67
  linux-image-aws-lts-18.04       4.15.0.1065.67
  linux-image-gke                 4.15.0.1057.61
  linux-image-gke-4.15            4.15.0.1057.61
  linux-image-kvm                 4.15.0.1058.58
  linux-image-oem                 4.15.0.1079.83
  linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04    4.15.0.1037.45
  linux-image-raspi2              4.15.0.1060.58
  linux-image-snapdragon          4.15.0.1076.79

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  linux-image-4.15.0-1037-oracle  4.15.0-1037.41~16.04.1
  linux-image-4.15.0-1060-gcp     4.15.0-1060.64
  linux-image-4.15.0-1065-aws     4.15.0-1065.69~16.04.1
  linux-image-4.15.0-1077-azure   4.15.0-1077.82
  linux-image-aws-hwe             4.15.0.1065.65
  linux-image-azure               4.15.0.1077.80
  linux-image-azure-edge          4.15.0.1077.80
  linux-image-gcp                 4.15.0.1060.74
  linux-image-gke                 4.15.0.1060.74
  linux-image-oracle              4.15.0.1037.30

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  linux-image-4.15.0-1077-azure   4.15.0-1077.82~14.04.1
  linux-image-azure               4.15.0.1077.62

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-4324-1
  CVE-2020-8428, CVE-2020-8992

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/4.15.0-1065.69
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke-4.15/4.15.0-1057.60
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/4.15.0-1058.59
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem/4.15.0-1079.89
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/4.15.0-1037.41
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/4.15.0-1060.64
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-snapdragon/4.15.0-1076.83
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-hwe/4.15.0-1065.69~16.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/4.15.0-1077.82
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/4.15.0-1060.64
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/4.15.0-1037.41~16.04.1

Ubuntu 4324-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

April 7, 2020
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 18.04 LTS: linux-image-4.15.0-1037-oracle 4.15.0-1037.41 linux-image-4.15.0-1057-gke 4.15.0-1057.60 linux-image-4.15.0-1058-kvm 4.15.0-1058.59 linux-image-4.15.0-1060-raspi2 4.15.0-1060.64 linux-image-4.15.0-1065-aws 4.15.0-1065.69 linux-image-4.15.0-1076-snapdragon 4.15.0-1076.83 linux-image-4.15.0-1079-oem 4.15.0-1079.89 linux-image-aws 4.15.0.1065.67 linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1065.67 linux-image-gke 4.15.0.1057.61 linux-image-gke-4.15 4.15.0.1057.61 linux-image-kvm 4.15.0.1058.58 linux-image-oem 4.15.0.1079.83 linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1037.45 linux-image-raspi2 4.15.0.1060.58 linux-image-snapdragon 4.15.0.1076.79 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: linux-image-4.15.0-1037-oracle 4.15.0-1037.41~16.04.1 linux-image-4.15.0-1060-gcp 4.15.0-1060.64 linux-image-4.15.0-1065-aws 4.15.0-1065.69~16.04.1 linux-image-4.15.0-1077-azure 4.15.0-1077.82 linux-image-aws-hwe 4.15.0.1065.65 linux-image-azure 4.15.0.1077.80 linux-image-azure-edge 4.15.0.1077.80 linux-image-gcp 4.15.0.1060.74 linux-image-gke 4.15.0.1060.74 linux-image-oracle 4.15.0.1037.30 Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: linux-image-4.15.0-1077-azure 4.15.0-1077.82~14.04.1 linux-image-azure 4.15.0.1077.62 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-4324-1

CVE-2020-8428, CVE-2020-8992

Severity
April 07, 2020

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/4.15.0-1065.69 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke-4.15/4.15.0-1057.60 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/4.15.0-1058.59 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem/4.15.0-1079.89 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/4.15.0-1037.41 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/4.15.0-1060.64 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-snapdragon/4.15.0-1076.83 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-hwe/4.15.0-1065.69~16.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/4.15.0-1077.82 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/4.15.0-1060.64 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/4.15.0-1037.41~16.04.1

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