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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-5117-1 Critical: Linux Kernel Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey October 20, 2021
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Linux Kernel fixes multiple vulnerabilities; follow update instructions to ensure system security. Learn more.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:

- linux-oem-5.13: Linux kernel for OEM systems

Details:

It was discovered that the btrfs file system in the Linux kernel did not

properly handle removing a non-existent device id. An attacker with

CAP_SYS_ADMIN could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-3739)

It was discovered that the Qualcomm IPC Router protocol implementation in

the Linux kernel did not properly validate metadata in some situations. A

local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash)

or expose sensitive information. (CVE-2021-3743)

It was discovered that the virtual terminal (vt) device implementation in

the Linux kernel contained a race condition in its ioctl handling that led

to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could possibly use

this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2021-3753)

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly account for the

memory usage of c...

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  linux-image-5.13.0-1017-oem     5.13.0-1017.21
  linux-image-oem-20.04c          5.13.0.1017.21

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-5117-1

CVE-2021-3739, CVE-2021-3743, CVE-2021-3753, CVE-2021-3759

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem-5.13/5.13.0-1017.21

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