=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4484-1
September 02, 2020

linux-hwe, linux-aws-5.3, linux-gke-5.3, linux-raspi2-5.3 vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.

Software Description:
- linux-aws-5.3: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-gke-5.3: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-hwe: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
- linux-raspi2-5.3: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi (V8) systems

Details:

It was discovered that the cgroup v2 subsystem in the Linux kernel did not
properly perform reference counting in some situations, leading to a NULL
pointer dereference. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service or possibly gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2020-14356)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  linux-image-5.3.0-1032-raspi2   5.3.0-1032.34
  linux-image-5.3.0-1034-aws      5.3.0-1034.36
  linux-image-5.3.0-1034-gke      5.3.0-1034.36
  linux-image-5.3.0-66-generic    5.3.0-66.60
  linux-image-5.3.0-66-lowlatency  5.3.0-66.60
  linux-image-aws                 5.3.0.1034.33
  linux-image-gke-5.3             5.3.0.1034.19
  linux-image-gkeop-5.3           5.3.0.66.123
  linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04    5.3.0.1032.22

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-4484-1
  CVE-2020-14356

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-5.3/5.3.0-1034.36
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke-5.3/5.3.0-1034.36
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe/5.3.0-66.60
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2-5.3/5.3.0-1032.34

Ubuntu 4484-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

September 2, 2020
The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: linux-image-5.3.0-1032-raspi2 5.3.0-1032.34 linux-image-5.3.0-1034-aws 5.3.0-1034.36 linux-image-5.3.0-1034-gke 5.3.0-1034.36 linux-image-5.3.0-66-generic 5.3.0-66.60 linux-image-5.3.0-66-lowlatency 5.3.0-66.60 linux-image-aws 5.3.0.1034.33 linux-image-gke-5.3 5.3.0.1034.19 linux-image-gkeop-5.3 5.3.0.66.123 linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04 5.3.0.1032.22 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-4484-1

CVE-2020-14356

Severity
September 02, 2020

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-5.3/5.3.0-1034.36 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke-5.3/5.3.0-1034.36 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe/5.3.0-66.60 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2-5.3/5.3.0-1032.34

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