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security advisoryFedorafirmware updateFedora 33: 2021-98841e94ff Moderate: Firmware Update for Multiple Devices
Update to upstream 20210208 release: * rtl_bt: Updates for RTL8822C, RTL8821C, added RTL8852A * Link Cypress brcmfmac firmwares to old brcm location * brcm NVRAM updates for Raspberry Pi, added 96boards Rock960 * QCom SM8250 (SD865) firmware for Compute, Audio DSPs, Adreno a650, venus VPU-1.0 * i915: Added firmware for DG1, ADL-S * Uodated bluetooth firmware for Intel Bluetooth. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2021-98841e94ff 2021-02-12 01:40:32.524595 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : linux-firmware Product : Fedora 33 Version : 20210208 Release : 117.fc33 URL : https://www.kernel.org/ Summary : Firmware files used by the Linux kernel Description : This package includes firmware files required for some devices to operate. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: Update to upstream 20210208 release: * rtl_bt: Updates for RTL8822C, RTL8821C, added RTL8852A * Link Cypress brcmfmac firmwares to old brcm location * brcm NVRAM updates for Raspberry Pi, added 96boards Rock960 * QCom SM8250 (SD865) firmware for Compute, Audio DSPs, Adreno a650, venus VPU-1.0 * i915: Added firmware for DG1, ADL-S * Uodated bluetooth firmware for Intel Bluetooth AX200/201/210 * rtw88: RTL8821C: Update firmware to v24.8 * New MT7921 firmware * Mellanox: Add new mlxsw_spectrum firmware xx.2008.2304 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Mon Feb 8 2021 Peter Robinson 20210208-117 - rtl_bt: Updates for RTL8822C, RTL8821C, added RTL8852A - Link Cypress brcmfmac firmwares to old brcm location - brcm NVRAM updates for Raspberry Pi, added 96boards Rock960 - QCom SM8250 (SD865) firmware for Compute, Audio DSPs, Adreno a650, venus VPU-1.0 - i915: Added firmware for DG1, ADL-S - Uodated bluetooth firmware for Intel BluetoothAX200/201/210 - rtw88: RTL8821C: Update firmware to v24.8 - New MT7921 firmware - Mellanox: Add new mlxsw_spectrum firmware xx.2008.2304 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2021-98841e94ff' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at --------------------------------------------------------------------------------_______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list --
Feb 11, 2021
Fedora
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security advisorydenial of servicebuffer overflowUbuntu 18.04 LTS: USN-4345-1 Critical: Kernel Denial Of Service Issues
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4345-1 April 28, 2020 linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-gke-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oem, linux-oracle, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 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-gke-4.15: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems - linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments - linux-oem: Linux kernel for OEM processors- linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems - linux-raspi2: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2 - linux-snapdragon: Linux kernel for Snapdragon processors- linux-aws-hwe: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS-HWE) systems - linux-azure: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems - linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems - linux-hwe: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel Details: Al Viro discovered that the Linux kernel for s390x systems did not properly perform page table upgrades for kernel sections that use secondary address mode. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-11884) It was discovered that the Intel Wi-Fi driver in the Linux kernel did not properly check for errors in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-16234) Tristan Madani discovered that the block I/O tracing implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race condition. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information.(CVE-2019-19768) It was discovered that the vhost net driver in the Linux kernel contained a stack buffer overflow. A local attacker with the ability to perform ioctl() calls on /dev/vhost-net could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2020-10942) It was discovered that the OV51x USB Camera device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate device metadata. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2020-11608) It was discovered that the STV06XX USB Camera device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate device metadata. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2020-11609) It was discovered that the Xirlink C-It USB Camera device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate device metadata. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2020-11668) It was discovered that the virtual terminal implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race condition. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or expose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-8648) Jordy Zomer discovered that the floppy driver in the Linux kernel did not properly check for errors in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-9383) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: linux-image-4.15.0-1038-oracle 4.15.0-1038.42 linux-image-4.15.0-1058-gke 4.15.0-1058.61 linux-image-4.15.0-1059-kvm 4.15.0-1059.60 linux-image-4.15.0-1061-raspi2 4.15.0-1061.65 linux-image-4.15.0-1066-aws 4.15.0-1066.70 linux-image-4.15.0-1077-snapdragon 4.15.0-1077.84 linux-image-4.15.0-1080-oem 4.15.0-1080.90 linux-image-4.15.0-99-generic 4.15.0-99.100 linux-image-4.15.0-99-generic-lpae 4.15.0-99.100 linux-image-4.15.0-99-lowlatency 4.15.0-99.100 linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1066.69 linux-image-generic 4.15.0.99.89 linux-image-generic-lpae 4.15.0.99.89 linux-image-gke 4.15.0.1058.62 linux-image-gke-4.15 4.15.0.1058.62 linux-image-kvm 4.15.0.1059.59 linux-image-lowlatency 4.15.0.99.89 linux-image-oem 4.15.0.1080.84 linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1038.47 linux-image-powerpc-e500mc 4.15.0.99.89 linux-image-powerpc-smp 4.15.0.99.89 linux-image-powerpc64-emb 4.15.0.99.89 linux-image-powerpc64-smp 4.15.0.99.89 linux-image-raspi2 4.15.0.1061.59 linux-image-snapdragon 4.15.0.1077.80 linux-image-virtual 4.15.0.99.89 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: linux-image-4.15.0-1038-oracle 4.15.0-1038.42~16.04.1 linux-image-4.15.0-1061-gcp 4.15.0-1061.65 linux-image-4.15.0-1066-aws 4.15.0-1066.70~16.04.1 linux-image-4.15.0-1082-azure 4.15.0-1082.92~16.04.1 linux-image-4.15.0-99-generic 4.15.0-99.100~16.04.1 linux-image-4.15.0-99-generic-lpae 4.15.0-99.100~16.04.1 linux-image-4.15.0-99-lowlatency 4.15.0-99.100~16.04.1 linux-image-aws-hwe 4.15.0.1066.66 linux-image-azure 4.15.0.1082.81 linux-image-azure-edge 4.15.0.1082.81 linux-image-gcp 4.15.0.1061.75 linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.99.106 linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.99.106 linux-image-gke 4.15.0.1061.75 linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.99.106 linux-image-oem 4.15.0.99.106 linux-image-oracle 4.15.0.1038.31 linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.99.106 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 thirdparty 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-4345-1 CVE-2019-16234, CVE-2019-19768, CVE-2020-10942, CVE-2020-11608, CVE-2020-11609, CVE-2020-11668, CVE-2020-11884, CVE-2020-8648, CVE-2020-9383 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/4.15.0-99.100 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/4.15.0-1066.70 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke-4.15/4.15.0-1058.61 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/4.15.0-1059.60 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem/4.15.0-1080.90 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/4.15.0-1038.42 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/4.15.0-1061.65 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-snapdragon/4.15.0-1077.84 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-hwe/4.15.0-1066.70~16.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/4.15.0-1082.92~16.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/4.15.0-1061.65 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe/4.15.0-99.100~16.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/4.15.0-1038.42~16.04.1 . Essential patches for Ubuntu's Linux kernel address a variety of security flaws and weaknesses to avert potential system failures.. Linux Kernel Updates, Ubuntu Security Fixes, System Crash Prevention, Buffer Overflow Risks, Denial Of Service Mitigation. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 28, 2020
•Critical
Ubuntu
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security advisorydenial of servicekernelUbuntu 18.04 LTS: USN-4258-1: Moderate: Kernel Denial of Service Issues
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4258-1 January 29, 2020 linux-aws-5.0, linux-gcp, linux-gke-5.0, linux-oracle-5.0 vulnerabilities ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description: - linux-aws-5.0: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems - linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems - linux-gke-5.0: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems - linux-oracle-5.0: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems Details: It was discovered that the Atheros 802.11ac wireless USB device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate device metadata. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-15099) It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Virtual Video Test Driver in the Linux kernel. An attacker with write access to /dev/video0 on a system with the vivid module loaded could possibly use this to gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2019-18683) It was discovered that the btrfs file system in the Linux kernel did not properly validate metadata, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. An attacker could use this to specially craft a file system image that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-18885) It was discovered that the crypto subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in certain error conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19050, CVE-2019-19062) It was discovered that the RSI 91x WLAN device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in certain error conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (kernelmemory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19071) It was discovered that the Broadcom Netxtreme HCA device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in certain error conditions. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19077) It was discovered that the Atheros 802.11ac wireless USB device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in certain error conditions. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19078) It was discovered that the Qualcomm IPC Router TUN device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in certain situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19079) It was discovered that the AMD GPU device drivers in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in certain error conditions. A local attacker could use this to possibly cause a denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19082) Dan Carpenter discovered that the AppleTalk networking subsystem of the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-19227) Or Cohen discovered that the virtual console subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict writes to unimplemented vcsu (unicode) devices. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or have other unspecified impacts. (CVE-2019-19252) It was discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle ioctl requests to get emulated CPUID features. An attacker with access to /dev/kvm could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-19332) It was discovered that the ext4 file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain conditions. An attacker coulduse this to specially craft an ext4 file system that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-19767) It was discovered that the B2C2 FlexCop USB device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate device metadata. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-15291) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: linux-image-5.0.0-1010-oracle 5.0.0-1010.15~18.04.1 linux-image-5.0.0-1024-aws 5.0.0-1024.27~18.04.1 linux-image-5.0.0-1029-gcp 5.0.0-1029.30~18.04.1 linux-image-5.0.0-1029-gke 5.0.0-1029.30~18.04.1 linux-image-aws-edge 5.0.0.1024.38 linux-image-gcp 5.0.0.1029.33 linux-image-gke-5.0 5.0.0.1029.17 linux-image-oracle-edge 5.0.0.1010.9 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-4258-1 CVE-2019-15099, CVE-2019-15291, CVE-2019-18683, CVE-2019-18885, CVE-2019-19050, CVE-2019-19062, CVE-2019-19071, CVE-2019-19077, CVE-2019-19078, CVE-2019-19079, CVE-2019-19082, CVE-2019-19227, CVE-2019-19252, CVE-2019-19332, CVE-2019-19767 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-5.0/5.0.0-1024.27~18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/5.0.0-1029.30~18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke-5.0/5.0.0-1029.30~18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle-5.0/5.0.0-1010.15~18.04.1 . Several critical bugs resolved in Ubuntu's Linux kernel impacting different device drivers, along with risks of service interruptions.. Kernel Fixes, Ubuntu Security Update, Linux Device Drivers, System Crash Recovery. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 28, 2020
Ubuntu
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security advisorydenial of servicekernel updateUbuntu 18.04 LTS: USN-4157-2 Critical: Kernel Denial Of Service Risk
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4157-2 October 22, 2019 linux-hwe, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-gke-5.0 vulnerabilities ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description: - linux-azure: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems - linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems - linux-gke-5.0: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems - linux-hwe: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel Details: USN-4157-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 19.04. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 19.04 for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Wen Huang discovered that the Marvell Wi-Fi device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly perform bounds checking, leading to a heap overflow. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-14814, CVE-2019-14815, CVE-2019-14816) Matt Delco discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform bounds checking when handling coalesced MMIO write operations. A local attacker with write access to /dev/kvm could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-14821) Hui Peng and Mathias Payer discovered that the 91x Wi-Fi driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle error conditions on initialization, leading to a double-free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-15504) It was discovered that the Technisat DVB-S/S2 USB device driver in the Linux kernel contained a buffer overread. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause adenial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information. (CVE-2019-15505) Brad Spengler discovered that a Spectre mitigation was improperly implemented in the ptrace susbsystem of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2019-15902) It was discovered that the IPv6 RDS implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize fields in a data structure returned to user space. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). Please note that the RDS protocol is blacklisted in Ubuntu by default. (CVE-2019-16714) It was discovered that an integer overflow existed in the Binder implementation of the Linux kernel, leading to a buffer overflow. A local attacker could use this to escalate privileges. (CVE-2019-2181) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: linux-image-5.0.0-1021-gcp 5.0.0-1021.21~18.04.1 linux-image-5.0.0-1023-azure 5.0.0-1023.24~18.04.1 linux-image-5.0.0-1023-gke 5.0.0-1023.23~18.04.2 linux-image-5.0.0-32-generic 5.0.0-32.34~18.04.2 linux-image-5.0.0-32-generic-lpae 5.0.0-32.34~18.04.2 linux-image-5.0.0-32-lowlatency 5.0.0-32.34~18.04.2 linux-image-azure 5.0.0.1023.33 linux-image-gcp 5.0.0.1021.26 linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 5.0.0.32.89 linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04 5.0.0.32.89 linux-image-gke-5.0 5.0.0.1023.12 linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 5.0.0.32.89 linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 5.0.0.32.89 linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 5.0.0.32.89 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 kernelmetapackages (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-4157-2 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4157-1 CVE-2019-14814, CVE-2019-14815, CVE-2019-14816, CVE-2019-14821, CVE-2019-15504, CVE-2019-15505, CVE-2019-15902, CVE-2019-16714, CVE-2019-2181 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/5.0.0-1023.24~18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/5.0.0-1021.21~18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke-5.0/5.0.0-1023.23~18.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe/5.0.0-32.34~18.04.2 . Numerous vulnerabilities addressed in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu through this patch enhance both security and performance for its users.. Ubuntu Kernel Update, Security Patch, System Vulnerability Fix. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 21, 2019
•Critical
Ubuntu
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