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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4463-1
August 18, 2020

linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial, linux-raspi2,
linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

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-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments
– linux-raspi2: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi (V7) systems
– linux-snapdragon: Linux kernel for Qualcomm Snapdragon processors
– linux-lts-xenial: Linux hardware enablement kernel from Xenial for Trusty

Details:

It was discovered that the bcache subsystem in the Linux kernel did not
properly release a lock in some error conditions. A local attacker could
possibly use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-12771)

Kyungtae Kim discovered that the USB testing driver in the Linux kernel did
not properly deallocate memory on disconnect events. A physically proximate
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion).
(CVE-2020-15393)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
linux-image-4.4.0-1078-kvm 4.4.0-1078.85
linux-image-4.4.0-1112-aws 4.4.0-1112.124
linux-image-4.4.0-1137-raspi2 4.4.0-1137.146
linux-image-4.4.0-1141-snapdragon 4.4.0-1141.149
linux-image-4.4.0-187-generic 4.4.0-187.217
linux-image-4.4.0-187-generic-lpae 4.4.0-187.217
linux-image-4.4.0-187-lowlatency 4.4.0-187.217
linux-image-4.4.0-187-powerpc-e500mc 4.4.0-187.217
linux-image-4.4.0-187-powerpc-smp 4.4.0-187.217
linux-image-4.4.0-187-powerpc64-emb 4.4.0-187.217
linux-image-4.4.0-187-powerpc64-smp 4.4.0-187.217
linux-image-aws 4.4.0.1112.117
linux-image-generic 4.4.0.187.193
linux-image-generic-lpae 4.4.0.187.193
linux-image-kvm 4.4.0.1078.76
linux-image-lowlatency 4.4.0.187.193
linux-image-powerpc-e500mc 4.4.0.187.193
linux-image-powerpc-smp 4.4.0.187.193
linux-image-powerpc64-emb 4.4.0.187.193
linux-image-powerpc64-smp 4.4.0.187.193
linux-image-raspi2 4.4.0.1137.137
linux-image-snapdragon 4.4.0.1141.133
linux-image-virtual 4.4.0.187.193

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
linux-image-4.4.0-1076-aws 4.4.0-1076.80
linux-image-4.4.0-187-generic 4.4.0-187.217~14.04.1
linux-image-4.4.0-187-generic-lpae 4.4.0-187.217~14.04.1
linux-image-4.4.0-187-lowlatency 4.4.0-187.217~14.04.1
linux-image-4.4.0-187-powerpc-e500mc 4.4.0-187.217~14.04.1
linux-image-4.4.0-187-powerpc-smp 4.4.0-187.217~14.04.1
linux-image-4.4.0-187-powerpc64-emb 4.4.0-187.217~14.04.1
linux-image-4.4.0-187-powerpc64-smp 4.4.0-187.217~14.04.1
linux-image-aws 4.4.0.1076.73
linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial 4.4.0.187.164
linux-image-generic-lts-xenial 4.4.0.187.164
linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial 4.4.0.187.164
linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial 4.4.0.187.164
linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial 4.4.0.187.164
linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial 4.4.0.187.164
linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial 4.4.0.187.164
linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial 4.4.0.187.164

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://usn.ubuntu.com/4463-1
CVE-2020-12771, CVE-2020-15393

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/4.4.0-187.217
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/4.4.0-1112.124
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/4.4.0-1078.85
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/4.4.0-1137.146
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-snapdragon/4.4.0-1141.149

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