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Kernel Live Patch Security Notice LSN-0032-2
November 23, 2017
linux vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu:
| Series | Base kernel | Arch | flavors |
|——————+————–+———-+——————|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | 4.4.0 | amd64 | generic |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | 4.4.0 | amd64 | lowlatency |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | 4.4.0 | amd64 | generic |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | 4.4.0 | amd64 | lowlatency |
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Software Description:
– linux: Linux kernel
Details:
Anthony Perard discovered that the Xen virtual block driver did not
properly initialize some data structures before passing them to user space.
A local attacker in a guest VM could use this to expose sensitive
information from the host OS or other guest VMs. (CVE-2017-10911)
Bo Zhang discovered that the netlink wireless configuration interface in
the Linux kernel did not properly validate attributes when handling certain
requests. A local attacker with the CAP_NET_ADMIN could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2017-12153)
It was discovered that the nested KVM implementation in the Linux kernel in
some situations did not properly prevent second level guests from reading
and writing the hardware CR8 register. A local attacker in a guest could
use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2017-12154)
Otto Ebeling discovered that the memory manager in the Linux kernel did not
properly check the effective UID in some situations. A local attacker could
use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2017-14140)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your livepatches to the following
versions:
| Kernel | Version | flavors |
|—————–+———-+————————–|
| 4.4.0-97.120 | 32.2 | generic, lowlatency |
| lts-4.4.0-67.88_14.04.1-lts-xenial | 14.04.1 | generic, lowlatency |
| lts-4.4.0-83.106_14.04.1-lts-xenial | 14.04.1 | generic, lowlatency |
| lts-4.4.0-93.116_14.04.1-lts-xenial | 14.04.1 | generic, lowlatency |
| lts-4.4.0-97.120_14.04.1-lts-xenial | 14.04.1 | generic, lowlatency |
Additionally, you should install an updated kernel with these fixes and
reboot at your convienience.
References:
CVE-2017-10911, CVE-2017-12153, CVE-2017-12154, CVE-2017-14140
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