Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Security Advisory USN-4627-1: Sensitive Info Exposure

ubuntu

November 10, 2020

The system could be made to expose sensitive information.

Summary

The system could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software Description:

- linux: Linux kernel

- linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems

- linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems

- linux-gcp-4.15: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems

- linux-gcp-5.4: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems

- linux-gke-4.15: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems

- linux-gke-5.3: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems

- linux-hwe: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel

- linux-hwe-5.4: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel

- linux-oem: Linux kernel for OEM systems

- linux-oem-osp1: Linux kernel for OEM systems

- linux-oracle-5.4: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems

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

- linux-lts-trusty: Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty for Precise ESM

Details:

Moritz Lipp, Michael Schwarz, Andreas Kogler, David Oswald, Cath...

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Topics Covered

security advisory kernel system update ubuntu linux sensitive information threat exposure

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  linux-image-5.4.0-1029-gcp      5.4.0-1029.31
  linux-image-5.4.0-1029-oracle   5.4.0-1029.31
  linux-image-5.4.0-53-generic    5.4.0-53.59
  linux-image-5.4.0-53-generic-lpae  5.4.0-53.59
  linux-image-5.4.0-53-lowlatency  5.4.0-53.59
  linux-image-gcp                 5.4.0.1029.37
  linux-image-generic             5.4.0.53.56
  linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04   5.4.0.53.56
  linux-image-generic-lpae        5.4.0.53.56
  linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04  5.4.0.53.56
  linux-image-gke                 5.4.0.1029.37
  linux-image-lowlatency          5.4.0.53.56
  linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04  5.4.0.53.56
  linux-image-oem                 5.4.0.53.56
  linux-image-oem-osp1            5.4.0.53.56
  linux-image-oracle              5.4.0.1029.26
  linux-image-virtual             5.4.0.53.56
  linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04   5.4.0.53.56

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  linux-image-4.15.0-1058-oracle  4.15.0-1058.64
  linux-image-4.15.0-1073-gke     4.15.0-1073.78
  linux-image-4.15.0-1087-gcp     4.15.0-1087.100
  linux-image-4.15.0-1101-oem     4.15.0-1101.112
  linux-image-4.15.0-123-generic  4.15.0-123.126
  linux-image-4.15.0-123-generic-lpae  4.15.0-123.126
  linux-image-4.15.0-123-lowlatency  4.15.0-123.126
  linux-image-5.0.0-1071-oem-osp1  5.0.0-1071.77
  linux-image-5.3.0-1039-gke      5.3.0-1039.42
  linux-image-5.3.0-69-generic    5.3.0-69.65
  linux-image-5.3.0-69-lowlatency  5.3.0-69.65
  linux-image-5.4.0-1029-gcp      5.4.0-1029.31~18.04.1
  linux-image-5.4.0-1029-oracle   5.4.0-1029.31~18.04.1
  linux-image-5.4.0-53-generic    5.4.0-53.59~18.04.1
  linux-image-5.4.0-53-generic-lpae  5.4.0-53.59~18.04.1
  linux-image-5.4.0-53-lowlatency  5.4.0-53.59~18.04.1
  linux-image-gcp                 5.4.0.1029.17
  linux-image-gcp-edge            5.4.0.1029.17
  linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04       4.15.0.1087.105
  linux-image-generic             4.15.0.123.110
  linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04   5.4.0.53.59~18.04.47
  linux-image-generic-lpae        4.15.0.123.110
  linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04  5.4.0.53.59~18.04.47
  linux-image-gke                 4.15.0.1073.77
  linux-image-gke-4.15            4.15.0.1073.77
  linux-image-gke-5.3             5.3.0.1039.22
  linux-image-gkeop-5.3           5.3.0.69.126
  linux-image-lowlatency          4.15.0.123.110
  linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04  5.4.0.53.59~18.04.47
  linux-image-oem                 4.15.0.1101.105
  linux-image-oem-osp1            5.0.0.1071.69
  linux-image-oracle              5.4.0.1029.13
  linux-image-oracle-edge         5.4.0.1029.13
  linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04    4.15.0.1058.68
  linux-image-powerpc-e500mc      4.15.0.123.110
  linux-image-powerpc-smp         4.15.0.123.110
  linux-image-powerpc64-emb       4.15.0.123.110
  linux-image-powerpc64-smp       4.15.0.123.110
  linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04  5.4.0.53.59~18.04.47
  linux-image-virtual             4.15.0.123.110
  linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04   5.4.0.53.59~18.04.47

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  linux-image-4.15.0-1058-oracle  4.15.0-1058.64~16.04.1
  linux-image-4.15.0-1087-gcp     4.15.0-1087.100~16.04.1
  linux-image-4.15.0-123-generic  4.15.0-123.126~16.04.1
  linux-image-4.15.0-123-generic-lpae  4.15.0-123.126~16.04.1
  linux-image-4.15.0-123-lowlatency  4.15.0-123.126~16.04.1
  linux-image-4.4.0-194-generic   4.4.0-194.226
  linux-image-4.4.0-194-generic-lpae  4.4.0-194.226
  linux-image-4.4.0-194-lowlatency  4.4.0-194.226
  linux-image-4.4.0-194-powerpc-e500mc  4.4.0-194.226
  linux-image-4.4.0-194-powerpc-smp  4.4.0-194.226
  linux-image-4.4.0-194-powerpc64-emb  4.4.0-194.226
  linux-image-4.4.0-194-powerpc64-smp  4.4.0-194.226
  linux-image-gcp                 4.15.0.1087.88
  linux-image-generic             4.4.0.194.200
  linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04   4.15.0.123.123
  linux-image-generic-lpae        4.4.0.194.200
  linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04  4.15.0.123.123
  linux-image-gke                 4.15.0.1087.88
  linux-image-lowlatency          4.4.0.194.200
  linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04  4.15.0.123.123
  linux-image-oem                 4.15.0.123.123
  linux-image-oracle              4.15.0.1058.47
  linux-image-powerpc-e500mc      4.4.0.194.200
  linux-image-powerpc-smp         4.4.0.194.200
  linux-image-powerpc64-emb       4.4.0.194.200
  linux-image-powerpc64-smp       4.4.0.194.200
  linux-image-virtual             4.4.0.194.200
  linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04   4.15.0.123.123

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  linux-image-3.13.0-183-generic  3.13.0-183.234
  linux-image-3.13.0-183-generic-lpae  3.13.0-183.234
  linux-image-3.13.0-183-lowlatency  3.13.0-183.234
  linux-image-3.13.0-183-powerpc-e500  3.13.0-183.234
  linux-image-3.13.0-183-powerpc-e500mc  3.13.0-183.234
  linux-image-3.13.0-183-powerpc-smp  3.13.0-183.234
  linux-image-3.13.0-183-powerpc64-emb  3.13.0-183.234
  linux-image-3.13.0-183-powerpc64-smp  3.13.0-183.234
  linux-image-4.4.0-194-generic   4.4.0-194.226~14.04.1
  linux-image-4.4.0-194-generic-lpae  4.4.0-194.226~14.04.1
  linux-image-4.4.0-194-lowlatency  4.4.0-194.226~14.04.1
  linux-image-4.4.0-194-powerpc-e500mc  4.4.0-194.226~14.04.1
  linux-image-4.4.0-194-powerpc-smp  4.4.0-194.226~14.04.1
  linux-image-4.4.0-194-powerpc64-emb  4.4.0-194.226~14.04.1
  linux-image-4.4.0-194-powerpc64-smp  4.4.0-194.226~14.04.1
  linux-image-generic             3.13.0.183.192
  linux-image-generic-lpae        3.13.0.183.192
  linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial  4.4.0.194.170
  linux-image-generic-lts-xenial  4.4.0.194.170
  linux-image-generic-pae         3.13.0.183.192
  linux-image-highbank            3.13.0.183.192
  linux-image-lowlatency          3.13.0.183.192
  linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial  4.4.0.194.170
  linux-image-lowlatency-pae      3.13.0.183.192
  linux-image-omap                3.13.0.183.192
  linux-image-powerpc-e500        3.13.0.183.192
  linux-image-powerpc-e500mc      3.13.0.183.192
  linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial  4.4.0.194.170
  linux-image-powerpc-smp         3.13.0.183.192
  linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial  4.4.0.194.170
  linux-image-powerpc64-emb       3.13.0.183.192
  linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial  4.4.0.194.170
  linux-image-powerpc64-smp       3.13.0.183.192
  linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial  4.4.0.194.170
  linux-image-server              3.13.0.183.192
  linux-image-virtual             3.13.0.183.192
  linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial  4.4.0.194.170

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  linux-image-3.13.0-183-generic  3.13.0-183.234~12.04.1
  linux-image-3.13.0-183-generic-lpae  3.13.0-183.234~12.04.1
  linux-image-3.13.0-183-lowlatency  3.13.0-183.234~12.04.1
  linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty  3.13.0.183.169
  linux-image-generic-lts-trusty  3.13.0.183.169

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.