=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4351-1
May 06, 2020

linux-firmware vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

The system could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software Description:
- linux-firmware: Firmware for Linux kernel drivers

Details:

Eli Biham and Lior Neumann discovered that certain Bluetooth devices
incorrectly validated key exchange parameters. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to obtain sensitive information.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  linux-firmware                  1.173.18

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  linux-firmware                  1.157.23

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4351-1
  CVE-2018-5383

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/1.173.18
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/1.157.23

Ubuntu 4351-1: Linux firmware vulnerability

May 6, 2020
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 18.04 LTS: linux-firmware 1.173.18 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: linux-firmware 1.157.23 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4351-1

CVE-2018-5383

Severity
May 06, 2020

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/1.173.18 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/1.157.23

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