USN-4576-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM

Packages

• linux - Linux kernel
• linux-aws - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
• linux-aws-5.4 - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
• linux-azure - Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems
• linux-azure-5.4 - Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure cloud systems
• linux-gcp - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
• linux-gcp-5.4 - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
• linux-hwe-5.4 - Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
• linux-kvm - Linux kernel for cloud environments
• linux-oracle - Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
• linux-oracle-5.4 - Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
• linux-raspi - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi (V8) systems
• linux-raspi-5.4 - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi (V8) systems

Details

Hadar Manor discovered that the DCCP protocol implementation in the Linux
kernel improperly handled socket reuse, 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-2020-16119)

Jay Shin discovered that the ext4 file system implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly handle directory access with broken indexing,
leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2020-14314)

David Alan Gilbert discovered that the XFS file system implementation in
the Linux kernel did not properly perform metadata validation in some
circumstances. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2020-14385)

Giuseppe Scrivano discovered that the overlay file system in the Linux
kernel did not properly perform permission checks in some situations. A
local attacker could possibly use this to bypass intended restrictions and
gain read access to restricted files. (CVE-2020-16120)

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the hugetlb sysctl
implementation in the Linux kernel. A privileged attacker could use this to
cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2020-25285)

It was discovered that the block layer subsystem in the Linux kernel did
not properly handle zero-length requests. A local attacker could use this
to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-25641)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04

• linux-image-5.4.0-1021-raspi - 5.4.0-1021.24
• linux-image-5.4.0-1026-kvm - 5.4.0-1026.27
• linux-image-5.4.0-1028-aws - 5.4.0-1028.29
• linux-image-5.4.0-1028-gcp - 5.4.0-1028.29
• linux-image-5.4.0-1028-oracle - 5.4.0-1028.29
• linux-image-5.4.0-1031-azure - 5.4.0-1031.32
• linux-image-5.4.0-51-generic - 5.4.0-51.56
• linux-image-5.4.0-51-generic-lpae - 5.4.0-51.56
• linux-image-5.4.0-51-lowlatency - 5.4.0-51.56
• linux-image-aws - 5.4.0.1028.29
• linux-image-azure - 5.4.0.1031.29
• linux-image-gcp - 5.4.0.1028.36
• linux-image-generic - 5.4.0.51.54
• linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 - 5.4.0.51.54
• linux-image-generic-lpae - 5.4.0.51.54
• linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 - 5.4.0.51.54
• linux-image-gke - 5.4.0.1028.36
• linux-image-kvm - 5.4.0.1026.24
• linux-image-lowlatency - 5.4.0.51.54
• linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 - 5.4.0.51.54
• linux-image-oem - 5.4.0.51.54
• linux-image-oem-osp1 - 5.4.0.51.54
• linux-image-oracle - 5.4.0.1028.25
• linux-image-raspi - 5.4.0.1021.56
• linux-image-raspi2 - 5.4.0.1021.56
• linux-image-virtual - 5.4.0.51.54
• linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 - 5.4.0.51.54

Ubuntu 18.04

• linux-image-5.4.0-1021-raspi - 5.4.0-1021.24~18.04.1
• linux-image-5.4.0-1028-aws - 5.4.0-1028.29~18.04.1
• linux-image-5.4.0-1028-gcp - 5.4.0-1028.29~18.04.1
• linux-image-5.4.0-1028-oracle - 5.4.0-1028.29~18.04.1
• linux-image-5.4.0-1031-azure - 5.4.0-1031.32~18.04.1
• linux-image-5.4.0-51-generic - 5.4.0-51.56~18.04.1
• linux-image-5.4.0-51-generic-lpae - 5.4.0-51.56~18.04.1
• linux-image-5.4.0-51-lowlatency - 5.4.0-51.56~18.04.1
• linux-image-aws - 5.4.0.1028.13
• linux-image-azure - 5.4.0.1031.13
• linux-image-gcp - 5.4.0.1028.16
• linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 - 5.4.0.51.56~18.04.45
• linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04 - 5.4.0.51.56~18.04.45
• linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 - 5.4.0.51.56~18.04.45
• linux-image-oracle - 5.4.0.1028.12
• linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 - 5.4.0.1021.25
• linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 - 5.4.0.51.56~18.04.45
• linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 - 5.4.0.51.56~18.04.45

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

• CVE-2020-14314
• CVE-2020-25641
• CVE-2020-16120
• CVE-2020-25285
• CVE-2020-14385
• CVE-2020-16119

Related notices

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