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Ubuntu 21.10 & 20.04 LTS Security Advisory 5265-1: Denial of Service

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5265-1
February 03, 2022

linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.11, linux-aws-5.13, linux-gcp,
linux-gcp-5.11, linux-hwe-5.13, linux-kvm, linux-oem-5.13, linux-oracle,
linux-oracle-5.11, linux-raspi vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 21.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 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-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments
- linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
- linux-raspi: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systems
- linux-aws-5.11: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-aws-5.13: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-gcp-5.11: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-hwe-5.13: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
- linux-oem-5.13: Linux kernel for OEM systems
- linux-oracle-5.11: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems

Details:

Jeremy Cline discovered a use-after-free in the nouveau graphics driver of
the Linux kernel during device removal. A privileged or physically
proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash). (CVE-2020-27820)

It was discovered that the Bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel
contained 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-2021-3640)

Likang Luo discovered that a race condition existed in the Bluetooth
subsystem of 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-2021-3752)

It was discovered that the SCTP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel
did not properly verify VTAGs in some situations. A remote attacker could
possibly use this to cause a denial of service (connection disassociation).
(CVE-2021-3772)

It was discovered that the eBPF implementation in the Linux kernel
contained a race condition around read-only maps. A privileged attacker
could use this to modify read-only maps. (CVE-2021-4001)

It was discovered that the NFS server implementation in the Linux kernel
contained an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. A local attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-4090)

Felix Wilhelm discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel
did not properly handle exit events from AMD Secure Encrypted
Virtualization-Encrypted State (SEV-ES) guest VMs. An attacker in a guest
VM could use this to cause a denial of service (host kernel crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code in the host kernel. (CVE-2021-4093)

Lin Ma discovered that the NFC Controller Interface (NCI) implementation in
the Linux kernel contained a race condition, 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-2021-4202)

It was discovered that the AMD Radeon GPU driver in the Linux kernel did
not properly validate writes in the debugfs file system. A privileged
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-42327)

Luo Likang discovered that the FireDTV Firewire driver in the Linux kernel
did not properly perform bounds checking in some situations. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-42739)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 21.10:
  linux-image-5.13.0-1011-kvm     5.13.0-1011.12
  linux-image-5.13.0-1012-aws     5.13.0-1012.13
  linux-image-5.13.0-1013-gcp     5.13.0-1013.16
  linux-image-5.13.0-1016-oracle  5.13.0-1016.20
  linux-image-5.13.0-1016-raspi   5.13.0-1016.18
  linux-image-5.13.0-1016-raspi-nolpae  5.13.0-1016.18
  linux-image-5.13.0-28-generic   5.13.0-28.31
  linux-image-5.13.0-28-generic-64k  5.13.0-28.31
  linux-image-5.13.0-28-generic-lpae  5.13.0-28.31
  linux-image-5.13.0-28-lowlatency  5.13.0-28.31
  linux-image-aws                 5.13.0.1012.13
  linux-image-gcp                 5.13.0.1013.12
  linux-image-generic             5.13.0.28.38
  linux-image-generic-64k         5.13.0.28.38
  linux-image-generic-lpae        5.13.0.28.38
  linux-image-gke                 5.13.0.1013.12
  linux-image-kvm                 5.13.0.1011.11
  linux-image-lowlatency          5.13.0.28.38
  linux-image-oem-20.04           5.13.0.28.38
  linux-image-oracle              5.13.0.1016.16
  linux-image-raspi               5.13.0.1016.21
  linux-image-raspi-nolpae        5.13.0.1016.21
  linux-image-virtual             5.13.0.28.38

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  linux-image-5.11.0-1028-oracle  5.11.0-1028.31~20.04.1
  linux-image-5.11.0-1029-gcp     5.11.0-1029.33~20.04.3
  linux-image-5.13.0-1029-oem     5.13.0-1029.36
  linux-image-5.13.0-28-generic   5.13.0-28.31~20.04.1
  linux-image-5.13.0-28-generic-64k  5.13.0-28.31~20.04.1
  linux-image-5.13.0-28-generic-lpae  5.13.0-28.31~20.04.1
  linux-image-5.13.0-28-lowlatency  5.13.0-28.31~20.04.1
  linux-image-aws                 5.11.0.1028.31~20.04.26
  linux-image-gcp                 5.11.0.1029.33~20.04.27
  linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04  5.13.0.28.31~20.04.15
  linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04   5.13.0.28.31~20.04.15
  linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04  5.13.0.28.31~20.04.15
  linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04  5.13.0.28.31~20.04.15
  linux-image-oem-20.04c          5.13.0.1029.31
  linux-image-oracle              5.11.0.1028.31~20.04.20
  linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04   5.13.0.28.31~20.04.15

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-5265-1
  CVE-2020-27820, CVE-2021-3640, CVE-2021-3752, CVE-2021-3772,
  CVE-2021-4001, CVE-2021-4090, CVE-2021-4093, CVE-2021-4202,
  CVE-2021-42327, CVE-2021-42739

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/5.13.0-28.31
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/5.13.0-1012.13
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/5.13.0-1013.16
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/5.13.0-1011.12
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/5.13.0-1016.20
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi/5.13.0-1016.18
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-5.11/5.11.0-1028.31~20.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-5.13/5.13.0-1012.13~20.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp-5.11/5.11.0-1029.33~20.04.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe-5.13/5.13.0-28.31~20.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem-5.13/5.13.0-1029.36
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle-5.11/5.11.0-1028.31~20.04.1

Ubuntu 21.10 & 20.04 LTS Security Advisory 5265-1: Denial of Service

ubuntu
Calendar Grey February 3, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Various security issues in the Linux kernel are addressed, ensuring system stability against denial of service threats.
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 21.10: linux-image-5.13.0-1011-kvm 5.13.0-1011.12 linux-image-5.13.0-1012-aws 5.13.0-1012.13 linux-image-5.13.0-1013-gcp 5.13.0-1013.16 linux-image-5.13.0-1016-oracle 5.13.0-1016.20 linux-image-5.13.0-1016-raspi 5.13.0-1016.18 linux-image-5.13.0-1016-raspi-nolpae 5.13.0-1016.18 linux-image-5.13.0-28-generic 5.13.0-28.31 linux-image-5.13.0-28-generic-64k 5.13.0-28.31 linux-image-5.13.0-28-generic-lpae 5.13.0-28.31 linux-image-5.13.0-28-lowlatency 5.13.0-28.31 linux-image-aws 5.13.0.1012.13 linux-image-gcp 5.13.0.1013.12 linux-image-generic 5.13.0.28.38 linux-image-generic-64k 5.13.0.28.38 linux-image-generic-lpae 5.13.0.28.38 linux-image-gke 5.13.0.1013.12 linux-image-kvm 5.13.0.1011.11 linux-image-lowlatency 5.13.0.28.38 linux-image-oem-20.04 5.13.0.28.38 linux-image-oracle 5.13.0.1016.16 linux-image-raspi 5.13.0.1016.21 linux-image-raspi-nolpae 5.13.0.1016.21 linux-image-virtual 5.13.0.28.38 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: linux-image-5.11.0-1028-oracle 5.11.0-1028.31~20.04.1 linux-image-5.11.0-1029-gcp 5.11.0-1029.33~20.04.3 linux-image-5.13.0-1029-oem 5.13.0-1029.36 linux-image-5.13.0-28-generic 5.13.0-28.31~20.04.1 linux-image-5.13.0-28-generic-64k 5.13.0-28.31~20.04.1 linux-image-5.13.0-28-generic-lpae 5.13.0-28.31~20.04.1 linux-image-5.13.0-28-lowlatency 5.13.0-28.31~20.04.1 linux-image-aws 5.11.0.1028.31~20.04.26 linux-image-gcp 5.11.0.1029.33~20.04.27 linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 5.13.0.28.31~20.04.15 linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 5.13.0.28.31~20.04.15 linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 5.13.0.28.31~20.04.15 linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 5.13.0.28.31~20.04.15 linux-image-oem-20.04c 5.13.0.1029.31 linux-image-oracle 5.11.0.1028.31~20.04.20 linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 5.13.0.28.31~20.04.15 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-5265-1

CVE-2020-27820, CVE-2021-3640, CVE-2021-3752, CVE-2021-3772,

CVE-2021-4001, CVE-2021-4090, CVE-2021-4093, CVE-2021-4202,

CVE-2021-42327, CVE-2021-42739

Severity
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Critical

February 03, 2022

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/5.13.0-28.31 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/5.13.0-1012.13 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/5.13.0-1013.16 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/5.13.0-1011.12 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/5.13.0-1016.20 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi/5.13.0-1016.18 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-5.11/5.11.0-1028.31~20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-5.13/5.13.0-1012.13~20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp-5.11/5.11.0-1029.33~20.04.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe-5.13/5.13.0-28.31~20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem-5.13/5.13.0-1029.36 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle-5.11/5.11.0-1028.31~20.04.1

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