USN-4577-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM

Packages

• linux-gke-5.0 - Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
• linux-gke-5.3 - Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
• linux-hwe - Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
• linux-oem-osp1 - Linux kernel for OEM systems
• linux-raspi2-5.3 - 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)

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)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04

• linux-image-5.0.0-1049-gke - 5.0.0-1049.50
• linux-image-5.0.0-1069-oem-osp1 - 5.0.0-1069.75
• linux-image-5.3.0-1035-raspi2 - 5.3.0-1035.37
• linux-image-5.3.0-1038-gke - 5.3.0-1038.40
• linux-image-5.3.0-68-generic - 5.3.0-68.63
• linux-image-5.3.0-68-lowlatency - 5.3.0-68.63
• linux-image-gke-5.0 - 5.0.0.1049.33
• linux-image-gke-5.3 - 5.3.0.1038.21
• linux-image-gkeop-5.3 - 5.3.0.68.125
• linux-image-oem-osp1 - 5.0.0.1069.67
• linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04 - 5.3.0.1035.24

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-2020-16119
• CVE-2020-16120

Related notices

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• USN-4578-1: linux-image-4.15.0-120-lowlatency, linux-image-4.15.0-1072-gke, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-azure, linux-image-4.15.0-1086-aws, linux-image-4.15.0-1086-gcp, linux-image-4.15.0-120-generic, linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04, linux-image-gke-4.15, linux-image-oem, linux-oem, linux-image-4.15.0-121-lowlatency, linux-image-4.15.0-1099-oem, linux-image-4.15.0-1099-azure, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-gcp, linux-kvm, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-raspi2, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04, linux-image-aws-lts-18.04, linux, linux-image-4.15.0-1057-oracle, linux-azure, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-4.15.0-121-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04, linux-image-azure-edge, linux-gcp, linux-image-4.15.0-1073-raspi2, linux-snapdragon, linux-image-azure-lts-18.04, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-4.15.0-1056-oracle, linux-image-4.15.0-1077-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-image-oracle, linux-hwe, linux-image-4.15.0-1089-snapdragon, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04-edge, linux-image-gke, linux-image-4.15.0-1098-azure, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-4.15.0-1085-aws, linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-4.15.0-120-generic-lpae, linux-aws-hwe, linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04, linux-aws, linux-image-4.15.0-121-generic, linux-image-aws-hwe, linux-azure-4.15, linux-gke-4.15
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