=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4680-1
January 06, 2021

linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15, linux-gcp,
linux-gcp-4.15, linux-gke-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, 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: Linux kernel
- linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-azure-4.15: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems
- linux-gcp-4.15: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-gke-4.15: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments
- linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
- linux-raspi2: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi (V8) systems
- linux-snapdragon: Linux kernel for Qualcomm 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
- linux-hwe: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel

Details:

It was discovered that debugfs in the Linux kernel as used by blktrace
contained a use-after-free in some situations. A privileged local attacker
could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2019-19770)

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the binder IPC
implementation in the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after-free
vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-0423)

Daniele Antonioli, Nils Ole Tippenhauer, and Kasper Rasmussen discovered
that legacy pairing and secure-connections pairing authentication in the
Bluetooth protocol could allow an unauthenticated user to complete
authentication without pairing credentials via adjacent access. A
physically proximate attacker could use this to impersonate a previously
paired Bluetooth device. (CVE-2020-10135)

It was discovered that the console keyboard driver in the Linux kernel
contained a race condition. A local attacker could use this to expose
sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2020-25656)

Minh Yuan discovered that the tty driver in the Linux kernel contained race
conditions when handling fonts. A local attacker could possibly use this to
expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2020-25668)

Keyu Man discovered that the ICMP global rate limiter in the Linux kernel
could be used to assist in scanning open UDP ports. A remote attacker could
use to facilitate attacks on UDP based services that depend on source port
randomization. (CVE-2020-25705)

Jinoh Kang discovered that the Xen event channel infrastructure in the
Linux kernel contained a race condition. An attacker in guest could
possibly use this to cause a denial of service (dom0 crash).
(CVE-2020-27675)

Daniel Axtens discovered that PowerPC RTAS implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly restrict memory accesses in some situations. A
privileged local attacker could use this to arbitrarily modify kernel
memory, potentially bypassing kernel lockdown restrictions.
(CVE-2020-27777)

Minh Yuan discovered that the framebuffer console driver in the Linux
kernel did not properly handle fonts in some conditions. A local attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly
expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2020-28974)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  linux-image-4.15.0-1062-oracle  4.15.0-1062.68
  linux-image-4.15.0-1077-gke     4.15.0-1077.82
  linux-image-4.15.0-1077-raspi2  4.15.0-1077.82
  linux-image-4.15.0-1082-kvm     4.15.0-1082.84
  linux-image-4.15.0-1091-aws     4.15.0-1091.96
  linux-image-4.15.0-1091-gcp     4.15.0-1091.104
  linux-image-4.15.0-1094-snapdragon  4.15.0-1094.103
  linux-image-4.15.0-1103-azure   4.15.0-1103.114
  linux-image-4.15.0-129-generic  4.15.0-129.132
  linux-image-4.15.0-129-generic-lpae  4.15.0-129.132
  linux-image-4.15.0-129-lowlatency  4.15.0-129.132
  linux-image-aws-lts-18.04       4.15.0.1091.93
  linux-image-azure-lts-18.04     4.15.0.1103.76
  linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04       4.15.0.1091.109
  linux-image-generic             4.15.0.129.116
  linux-image-generic-lpae        4.15.0.129.116
  linux-image-gke                 4.15.0.1077.81
  linux-image-gke-4.15            4.15.0.1077.81
  linux-image-kvm                 4.15.0.1082.78
  linux-image-lowlatency          4.15.0.129.116
  linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04    4.15.0.1062.72
  linux-image-powerpc-e500mc      4.15.0.129.116
  linux-image-powerpc-smp         4.15.0.129.116
  linux-image-powerpc64-emb       4.15.0.129.116
  linux-image-powerpc64-smp       4.15.0.129.116
  linux-image-raspi2              4.15.0.1077.74
  linux-image-snapdragon          4.15.0.1094.97
  linux-image-virtual             4.15.0.129.116

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  linux-image-4.15.0-1062-oracle  4.15.0-1062.68~16.04.1
  linux-image-4.15.0-1091-aws     4.15.0-1091.96~16.04.1
  linux-image-4.15.0-1091-gcp     4.15.0-1091.104~16.04.1
  linux-image-4.15.0-1103-azure   4.15.0-1103.114~16.04.1
  linux-image-4.15.0-129-generic  4.15.0-129.132~16.04.1
  linux-image-4.15.0-129-generic-lpae  4.15.0-129.132~16.04.1
  linux-image-4.15.0-129-lowlatency  4.15.0-129.132~16.04.1
  linux-image-aws-hwe             4.15.0.1091.85
  linux-image-azure               4.15.0.1103.96
  linux-image-gcp                 4.15.0.1091.92
  linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04   4.15.0.129.128
  linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04  4.15.0.129.128
  linux-image-gke                 4.15.0.1091.92
  linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04  4.15.0.129.128
  linux-image-oem                 4.15.0.129.128
  linux-image-oracle              4.15.0.1062.51
  linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04   4.15.0.129.128

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  linux-image-4.15.0-1103-azure   4.15.0-1103.114~14.04.1
  linux-image-azure               4.15.0.1103.78

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-4680-1
  CVE-2019-19770, CVE-2020-0423, CVE-2020-10135, CVE-2020-25656,
  CVE-2020-25668, CVE-2020-25705, CVE-2020-27675, CVE-2020-27777,
  CVE-2020-28974

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/4.15.0-129.132
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/4.15.0-1091.96
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure-4.15/4.15.0-1103.114
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp-4.15/4.15.0-1091.104
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke-4.15/4.15.0-1077.82
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/4.15.0-1082.84
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/4.15.0-1062.68
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/4.15.0-1077.82
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-snapdragon/4.15.0-1094.103
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-hwe/4.15.0-1091.96~16.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/4.15.0-1103.114~16.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/4.15.0-1091.104~16.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe/4.15.0-129.132~16.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/4.15.0-1062.68~16.04.1

Ubuntu 4680-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

January 5, 2021
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-4.15.0-1062-oracle 4.15.0-1062.68 linux-image-4.15.0-1077-gke 4.15.0-1077.82 linux-image-4.15.0-1077-raspi2 4.15.0-1077.82 linux-image-4.15.0-1082-kvm 4.15.0-1082.84 linux-image-4.15.0-1091-aws 4.15.0-1091.96 linux-image-4.15.0-1091-gcp 4.15.0-1091.104 linux-image-4.15.0-1094-snapdragon 4.15.0-1094.103 linux-image-4.15.0-1103-azure 4.15.0-1103.114 linux-image-4.15.0-129-generic 4.15.0-129.132 linux-image-4.15.0-129-generic-lpae 4.15.0-129.132 linux-image-4.15.0-129-lowlatency 4.15.0-129.132 linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1091.93 linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1103.76 linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1091.109 linux-image-generic 4.15.0.129.116 linux-image-generic-lpae 4.15.0.129.116 linux-image-gke 4.15.0.1077.81 linux-image-gke-4.15 4.15.0.1077.81 linux-image-kvm 4.15.0.1082.78 linux-image-lowlatency 4.15.0.129.116 linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1062.72 linux-image-powerpc-e500mc 4.15.0.129.116 linux-image-powerpc-smp 4.15.0.129.116 linux-image-powerpc64-emb 4.15.0.129.116 linux-image-powerpc64-smp 4.15.0.129.116 linux-image-raspi2 4.15.0.1077.74 linux-image-snapdragon 4.15.0.1094.97 linux-image-virtual 4.15.0.129.116 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: linux-image-4.15.0-1062-oracle 4.15.0-1062.68~16.04.1 linux-image-4.15.0-1091-aws 4.15.0-1091.96~16.04.1 linux-image-4.15.0-1091-gcp 4.15.0-1091.104~16.04.1 linux-image-4.15.0-1103-azure 4.15.0-1103.114~16.04.1 linux-image-4.15.0-129-generic 4.15.0-129.132~16.04.1 linux-image-4.15.0-129-generic-lpae 4.15.0-129.132~16.04.1 linux-image-4.15.0-129-lowlatency 4.15.0-129.132~16.04.1 linux-image-aws-hwe 4.15.0.1091.85 linux-image-azure 4.15.0.1103.96 linux-image-gcp 4.15.0.1091.92 linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.129.128 linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.129.128 linux-image-gke 4.15.0.1091.92 linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.129.128 linux-image-oem 4.15.0.129.128 linux-image-oracle 4.15.0.1062.51 linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.129.128 Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: linux-image-4.15.0-1103-azure 4.15.0-1103.114~14.04.1 linux-image-azure 4.15.0.1103.78 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-4680-1

CVE-2019-19770, CVE-2020-0423, CVE-2020-10135, CVE-2020-25656,

CVE-2020-25668, CVE-2020-25705, CVE-2020-27675, CVE-2020-27777,

CVE-2020-28974

Severity
January 06, 2021

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/4.15.0-129.132 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/4.15.0-1091.96 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure-4.15/4.15.0-1103.114 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp-4.15/4.15.0-1091.104 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke-4.15/4.15.0-1077.82 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/4.15.0-1082.84 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/4.15.0-1062.68 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/4.15.0-1077.82 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-snapdragon/4.15.0-1094.103 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-hwe/4.15.0-1091.96~16.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/4.15.0-1103.114~16.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/4.15.0-1091.104~16.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe/4.15.0-129.132~16.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/4.15.0-1062.68~16.04.1

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