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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-5015-1 Critical: Kernel Denial Of Service Threats

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5015-1
July 20, 2021

linux-oem-5.10 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:
- linux-oem-5.10: Linux kernel for OEM systems

Details:

It was discovered that the virtual file system implementation in the Linux
kernel contained an unsigned to signed integer conversion error. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-33909)

Michael Brown discovered that the Xen netback driver in the Linux kernel
did not properly handle malformed packets from a network PV frontend,
leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker in a guest VM could
use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2021-28691)

It was discovered that the bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel did not
properly handle HCI device initialization failure, leading to a double-free
vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-3564)

It was discovered that the bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel did not
properly handle HCI device detach events, leading to a use-after-free
vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-3573)

It was discovered that the NFC implementation in the Linux kernel did not
properly handle failed connect events leading to a NULL pointer
dereference. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2021-3587)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  linux-image-5.10.0-1038-oem     5.10.0-1038.40
  linux-image-oem-20.04           5.10.0.1038.40
  linux-image-oem-20.04b          5.10.0.1038.40

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-5015-1
  CVE-2021-28691, CVE-2021-33909, CVE-2021-3564, CVE-2021-3573,
  CVE-2021-3587

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem-5.10/5.10.0-1038.40

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-5015-1 Critical: Kernel Denial Of Service Threats

ubuntu
Calendar Grey July 20, 2021
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A series of vulnerabilities in the linux-oem-5.10 kernel for Ubuntu has been addressed, rectifying urgent threats that jeopardized the system's integrity.
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-5.10.0-1038-oem 5.10.0-1038.40 linux-image-oem-20.04 5.10.0.1038.40 linux-image-oem-20.04b 5.10.0.1038.40 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-5015-1

CVE-2021-28691, CVE-2021-33909, CVE-2021-3564, CVE-2021-3573,

CVE-2021-3587

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July 20, 2021

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem-5.10/5.10.0-1038.40

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