USN-3901-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM

Packages

• linux - Linux kernel
• linux-aws - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
• linux-gcp - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) 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

Details

Jann Horn discovered that the userfaultd implementation in the Linux kernel
did not properly restrict access to certain ioctls. A local attacker could
use this possibly to modify files. (CVE-2018-18397)

It was discovered that the crypto subsystem of the Linux kernel leaked
uninitialized memory to user space in some situations. A local attacker
could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory).
(CVE-2018-19854)

Jann Horn discovered a race condition in the fork() system call in
the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to gain access to
services that cache authorizations. (CVE-2019-6133)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04

• linux-image-4.15.0-1009-oracle - 4.15.0-1009.11
• linux-image-4.15.0-1028-gcp - 4.15.0-1028.29
• linux-image-4.15.0-1030-kvm - 4.15.0-1030.30
• linux-image-4.15.0-1032-raspi2 - 4.15.0-1032.34
• linux-image-4.15.0-1033-aws - 4.15.0-1033.35
• linux-image-4.15.0-1034-oem - 4.15.0-1034.39
• linux-image-4.15.0-46-generic - 4.15.0-46.49
• linux-image-4.15.0-46-generic-lpae - 4.15.0-46.49
• linux-image-4.15.0-46-lowlatency - 4.15.0-46.49
• linux-image-4.15.0-46-snapdragon - 4.15.0-46.49
• linux-image-aws - 4.15.0.1033.32
• linux-image-gcp - 4.15.0.1028.30
• linux-image-generic - 4.15.0.46.48
• linux-image-generic-lpae - 4.15.0.46.48
• linux-image-gke - 4.15.0.1028.30
• linux-image-kvm - 4.15.0.1030.30
• linux-image-lowlatency - 4.15.0.46.48
• linux-image-oem - 4.15.0.1034.39
• linux-image-oracle - 4.15.0.1009.12
• linux-image-raspi2 - 4.15.0.1032.30
• linux-image-snapdragon - 4.15.0.46.48

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-2018-18397
• CVE-2018-19854
• CVE-2019-6133

Related notices

• USN-3903-2: linux-image-4.18.0-16-lowlatency, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04, linux-image-4.18.0-16-snapdragon, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04, linux-azure, linux-hwe, linux-image-4.18.0-16-generic-lpae, linux-image-azure, linux-image-4.18.0-16-generic, linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04, linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04, linux-image-4.18.0-1013-azure, linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04
• USN-3901-2: linux-image-4.15.0-1028-gcp, linux-aws-hwe, linux-image-4.15.0-1033-aws, linux-image-gke, linux-azure, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04, linux-image-oracle, linux-hwe, linux-image-oem, linux-image-gcp, linux-gcp, linux-oracle, linux-image-4.15.0-46-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.15.0-1009-oracle, linux-image-azure, linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04, linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04, linux-image-4.15.0-46-lowlatency, linux-image-4.15.0-46-generic, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04, linux-image-aws-hwe, linux-image-4.15.0-1040-azure
• USN-3903-1: linux-image-gke, linux-image-4.18.0-1007-gcp, linux-azure, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-4.18.0-16-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.18.0-1013-azure, linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-4.18.0-16-snapdragon, linux-image-generic, linux-image-4.18.0-16-generic, linux-image-gcp, linux-gcp, linux, linux-image-4.18.0-1010-raspi2, linux-raspi2, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-azure, linux-image-4.18.0-16-lowlatency, linux-image-4.18.0-1008-kvm, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-kvm
• USN-3878-1: linux-image-gke, linux-image-4.18.0-1008-aws, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-4.18.0-14-generic, linux-image-4.18.0-14-snapdragon, linux-image-raspi2, linux-aws, linux-image-4.18.0-1009-raspi2, linux-image-generic, linux-image-4.18.0-14-generic-lpae, linux-image-aws, linux-image-gcp, linux-gcp, linux, linux-image-4.18.0-1007-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-4.18.0-1006-gcp, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-4.18.0-14-lowlatency, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-kvm
• USN-3872-1: linux-image-4.18.0-14-snapdragon, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04, linux-image-4.18.0-14-lowlatency, linux-hwe, linux-image-4.18.0-14-generic-lpae, linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04, linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04, linux-image-4.18.0-14-generic, linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04
• USN-3878-2: linux-azure, linux-image-azure, linux-image-4.18.0-1008-azure
• USN-3934-2: policykit-1, libpolkit-backend-1-0
• USN-3934-1: libpolkit-gobject-1-dev, libpolkit-backend-1-0, libpolkit-backend-1-dev, libpolkit-agent-1-0, libpolkit-agent-1-dev, policykit-1-doc, libpolkit-gobject-1-0, policykit-1, gir1.2-polkit-1.0
• USN-3910-2: linux-image-4.4.0-1039-aws, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux-aws, linux-image-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-143-generic, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-143-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.4.0-143-lowlatency, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-143-generic-lpae, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-143-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-143-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-143-powerpc-e500mc
• USN-3910-1: linux-image-generic-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-wily, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-4.4.0-1077-aws, linux-image-generic-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-vivid, linux-image-4.4.0-1041-kvm, linux-image-raspi2, linux-snapdragon, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-wily, linux-image-virtual-lts-utopic, linux-aws, linux-image-generic, linux-image-virtual-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-aws, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-vivid, linux, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-utopic, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-wily, linux-image-4.4.0-143-generic, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial, linux-raspi2, linux-image-4.4.0-1104-raspi2, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-wily, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-4.4.0-143-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-vivid, linux-image-4.4.0-143-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-vivid, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial, linux-image-virtual-lts-wily, linux-image-4.4.0-143-generic-lpae, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-utopic, linux-image-4.4.0-143-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-1108-snapdragon, linux-image-4.4.0-143-powerpc-smp, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-utopic, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-utopic, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-vivid, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.4.0-143-powerpc-e500mc, linux-kvm
• USN-3908-1: linux-image-generic-lts-saucy, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-saucy, linux-image-3.13.0-166-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-3.13.0-166-lowlatency, linux-image-generic-lts-trusty, linux-image-3.13.0-166-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-highbank, linux-image-generic, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-powerpc-e500, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty, linux, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-generic-pae, linux-image-lowlatency-pae, linux-image-3.13.0-166-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.13.0-166-powerpc-e500, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.13.0-166-generic-lpae, linux-image-3.13.0-166-generic, linux-image-omap, linux-image-generic-lts-raring, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-3.13.0-166-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-generic-lts-quantal
• USN-3908-2: linux-image-generic-lts-trusty, linux-image-3.13.0-166-generic-lpae, linux-image-3.13.0-166-generic, linux-lts-trusty, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty, linux-image-3.13.0-166-lowlatency