=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5091-2
September 30, 2021

linux-raspi, linux-raspi-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-raspi: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systems
- linux-raspi-5.4: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systems

Details:

Ofek Kirzner, Adam Morrison, Benedict Schlueter, and Piotr Krysiuk
discovered that the BPF verifier in the Linux kernel missed possible
mispredicted branches due to type confusion, allowing a side-channel
attack. An attacker could use this to expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2021-33624)

It was discovered that the tracing subsystem in the Linux kernel did not
properly keep track of per-cpu ring buffer state. A privileged attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-3679)

It was discovered that the Virtio console implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate input lengths in some situations. A local
attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash). (CVE-2021-38160)

Michael Wakabayashi discovered that the NFSv4 client implementation in the
Linux kernel did not properly order connection setup operations. An
attacker controlling a remote NFS server could use this to cause a denial
of service on the client. (CVE-2021-38199)

It was discovered that the MAX-3421 host USB device driver in the Linux
kernel did not properly handle device removal events. A physically
proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash). (CVE-2021-38204)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  linux-image-5.4.0-1044-raspi    5.4.0-1044.48
  linux-image-raspi               5.4.0.1044.79
  linux-image-raspi2              5.4.0.1044.79

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  linux-image-5.4.0-1044-raspi    5.4.0-1044.48~18.04.1
  linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04     5.4.0.1044.47

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-5091-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5091-1
  CVE-2021-33624, CVE-2021-3679, CVE-2021-38160, CVE-2021-38199,
  CVE-2021-38204

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi/5.4.0-1044.48
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi-5.4/5.4.0-1044.48~18.04.1

Ubuntu 5091-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities

September 30, 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 20.04 LTS: linux-image-5.4.0-1044-raspi 5.4.0-1044.48 linux-image-raspi 5.4.0.1044.79 linux-image-raspi2 5.4.0.1044.79 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: linux-image-5.4.0-1044-raspi 5.4.0-1044.48~18.04.1 linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.1044.47 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-5091-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5091-1

CVE-2021-33624, CVE-2021-3679, CVE-2021-38160, CVE-2021-38199,

CVE-2021-38204

Severity
September 30, 2021

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi/5.4.0-1044.48 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi-5.4/5.4.0-1044.48~18.04.1

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