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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-4945-1 Moderate: Kernel Denial of Service Fix

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4945-1
May 11, 2021

linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.4, linux-gcp,
linux-gcp-5.4, linux-gke, linux-gke-5.4, linux-gkeop, linux-gkeop-5.4,
linux-hwe-5.4, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.4  vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

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: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems
- linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-gke: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-gkeop: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments
- linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
- linux-aws-5.4: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-azure-5.4: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure cloud systems
- linux-gcp-5.4: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-gke-5.4: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-gkeop-5.4: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-hwe-5.4: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
- linux-oracle-5.4: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems

Details:

It was discovered that the Nouveau GPU driver in the Linux kernel did not
properly handle error conditions in some situations. A local attacker could
use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2020-25639)

Jan Beulich discovered that the Xen netback backend in the Linux kernel did
not properly handle certain error conditions under paravirtualization. An
attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this to cause a denial of service
(host domain crash). (CVE-2021-28038)

It was discovered that the fastrpc driver in the Linux kernel did not
prevent user space applications from sending kernel RPC messages. A local
attacker could possibly use this to gain elevated privileges.
(CVE-2021-28375)

It was discovered that the Realtek RTL8188EU Wireless device driver in the
Linux kernel did not properly validate ssid lengths in some situations. An
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2021-28660)

It was discovered that the USB/IP driver in the Linux kernel contained race
conditions during the update of local and shared status. An attacker could
use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2021-29265)

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the netfilter subsystem
of the Linux kernel when replacing tables. A local attacker could use this
to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2021-29650)

Arnd Bergmann discovered that the video4linux subsystem in the Linux kernel
did not properly deallocate memory in some situations. A local attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion).
(CVE-2021-30002)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  linux-image-5.4.0-1015-gkeop    5.4.0-1015.16
  linux-image-5.4.0-1039-kvm      5.4.0-1039.40
  linux-image-5.4.0-1043-gcp      5.4.0-1043.46
  linux-image-5.4.0-1043-gke      5.4.0-1043.45
  linux-image-5.4.0-1045-oracle   5.4.0-1045.49+1
  linux-image-5.4.0-1047-azure    5.4.0-1047.49
  linux-image-5.4.0-1048-aws      5.4.0-1048.50
  linux-image-5.4.0-73-generic    5.4.0-73.82
  linux-image-5.4.0-73-generic-lpae  5.4.0-73.82
  linux-image-5.4.0-73-lowlatency  5.4.0-73.82
  linux-image-aws                 5.4.0.1048.49
  linux-image-azure               5.4.0.1047.45
  linux-image-gcp                 5.4.0.1043.52
  linux-image-generic             5.4.0.73.76
  linux-image-generic-lpae        5.4.0.73.76
  linux-image-gke                 5.4.0.1043.52
  linux-image-gke-5.4             5.4.0.1043.52
  linux-image-gkeop               5.4.0.1015.18
  linux-image-gkeop-5.4           5.4.0.1015.18
  linux-image-kvm                 5.4.0.1039.37
  linux-image-lowlatency          5.4.0.73.76
  linux-image-oem                 5.4.0.73.76
  linux-image-oem-osp1            5.4.0.73.76
  linux-image-oracle              5.4.0.1045.44
  linux-image-virtual             5.4.0.73.76

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  linux-image-5.4.0-1015-gkeop    5.4.0-1015.16~18.04.1
  linux-image-5.4.0-1043-gcp      5.4.0-1043.46~18.04.1
  linux-image-5.4.0-1043-gke      5.4.0-1043.45~18.04.1
  linux-image-5.4.0-1044-oracle   5.4.0-1044.47~18.04.1
  linux-image-5.4.0-1047-azure    5.4.0-1047.49~18.04.1
  linux-image-5.4.0-1048-aws      5.4.0-1048.50~18.04.1
  linux-image-5.4.0-73-generic    5.4.0-73.82~18.04.1
  linux-image-5.4.0-73-generic-lpae  5.4.0-73.82~18.04.1
  linux-image-5.4.0-73-lowlatency  5.4.0-73.82~18.04.1
  linux-image-aws                 5.4.0.1048.30
  linux-image-azure               5.4.0.1047.26
  linux-image-gcp                 5.4.0.1043.30
  linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04   5.4.0.73.82~18.04.66
  linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04  5.4.0.73.82~18.04.66
  linux-image-gke-5.4             5.4.0.1043.45~18.04.9
  linux-image-gkeop-5.4           5.4.0.1015.16~18.04.16
  linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04  5.4.0.73.82~18.04.66
  linux-image-oem                 5.4.0.73.82~18.04.66
  linux-image-oem-osp1            5.4.0.73.82~18.04.66
  linux-image-oracle              5.4.0.1044.47~18.04.26
  linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04  5.4.0.73.82~18.04.66
  linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04   5.4.0.73.82~18.04.66

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-4945-1
  CVE-2020-25639, CVE-2021-28038, CVE-2021-28375, CVE-2021-28660,
  CVE-2021-29265, CVE-2021-29650, CVE-2021-30002

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/5.4.0-73.82
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/5.4.0-1048.50
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/5.4.0-1047.49
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/5.4.0-1043.46
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke/5.4.0-1043.45
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gkeop/5.4.0-1015.16
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/5.4.0-1039.40
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/5.4.0-1045.49
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-5.4/5.4.0-1048.50~18.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure-5.4/5.4.0-1047.49~18.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp-5.4/5.4.0-1043.46~18.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke-5.4/5.4.0-1043.45~18.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gkeop-5.4/5.4.0-1015.16~18.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe-5.4/5.4.0-73.82~18.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle-5.4/5.4.0-1044.47~18.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-4945-1 Moderate: Kernel Denial of Service Fix

ubuntu
Calendar Grey May 11, 2021
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Essential kernel vulnerabilities in Ubuntu 20.04 and 18.04 LTS addressed to improve cloud defense and reliability across environments.
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 20.04 LTS: linux-image-5.4.0-1015-gkeop 5.4.0-1015.16 linux-image-5.4.0-1039-kvm 5.4.0-1039.40 linux-image-5.4.0-1043-gcp 5.4.0-1043.46 linux-image-5.4.0-1043-gke 5.4.0-1043.45 linux-image-5.4.0-1045-oracle 5.4.0-1045.49+1 linux-image-5.4.0-1047-azure 5.4.0-1047.49 linux-image-5.4.0-1048-aws 5.4.0-1048.50 linux-image-5.4.0-73-generic 5.4.0-73.82 linux-image-5.4.0-73-generic-lpae 5.4.0-73.82 linux-image-5.4.0-73-lowlatency 5.4.0-73.82 linux-image-aws 5.4.0.1048.49 linux-image-azure 5.4.0.1047.45 linux-image-gcp 5.4.0.1043.52 linux-image-generic 5.4.0.73.76 linux-image-generic-lpae 5.4.0.73.76 linux-image-gke 5.4.0.1043.52 linux-image-gke-5.4 5.4.0.1043.52 linux-image-gkeop 5.4.0.1015.18 linux-image-gkeop-5.4 5.4.0.1015.18 linux-image-kvm 5.4.0.1039.37 linux-image-lowlatency 5.4.0.73.76 linux-image-oem 5.4.0.73.76 linux-image-oem-osp1 5.4.0.73.76 linux-image-oracle 5.4.0.1045.44 linux-image-virtual 5.4.0.73.76 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: linux-image-5.4.0-1015-gkeop 5.4.0-1015.16~18.04.1 linux-image-5.4.0-1043-gcp 5.4.0-1043.46~18.04.1 linux-image-5.4.0-1043-gke 5.4.0-1043.45~18.04.1 linux-image-5.4.0-1044-oracle 5.4.0-1044.47~18.04.1 linux-image-5.4.0-1047-azure 5.4.0-1047.49~18.04.1 linux-image-5.4.0-1048-aws 5.4.0-1048.50~18.04.1 linux-image-5.4.0-73-generic 5.4.0-73.82~18.04.1 linux-image-5.4.0-73-generic-lpae 5.4.0-73.82~18.04.1 linux-image-5.4.0-73-lowlatency 5.4.0-73.82~18.04.1 linux-image-aws 5.4.0.1048.30 linux-image-azure 5.4.0.1047.26 linux-image-gcp 5.4.0.1043.30 linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.73.82~18.04.66 linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.73.82~18.04.66 linux-image-gke-5.4 5.4.0.1043.45~18.04.9 linux-image-gkeop-5.4 5.4.0.1015.16~18.04.16 linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.73.82~18.04.66 linux-image-oem 5.4.0.73.82~18.04.66 linux-image-oem-osp1 5.4.0.73.82~18.04.66 linux-image-oracle 5.4.0.1044.47~18.04.26 linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.73.82~18.04.66 linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.73.82~18.04.66 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-4945-1

CVE-2020-25639, CVE-2021-28038, CVE-2021-28375, CVE-2021-28660,

CVE-2021-29265, CVE-2021-29650, CVE-2021-30002

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May 11, 2021

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/5.4.0-73.82 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/5.4.0-1048.50 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/5.4.0-1047.49 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/5.4.0-1043.46 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke/5.4.0-1043.45 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gkeop/5.4.0-1015.16 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/5.4.0-1039.40 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/5.4.0-1045.49 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-5.4/5.4.0-1048.50~18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure-5.4/5.4.0-1047.49~18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp-5.4/5.4.0-1043.46~18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke-5.4/5.4.0-1043.45~18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gkeop-5.4/5.4.0-1015.16~18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe-5.4/5.4.0-73.82~18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle-5.4/5.4.0-1044.47~18.04.1

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