USN-4369-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Publication date

24 May 2020

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.


Packages

  • linux - Linux kernel
  • linux-aws - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
  • linux-aws-5.3 - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
  • linux-azure - Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems
  • linux-azure-5.3 - Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems
  • linux-gcp - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
  • linux-gcp-5.3 - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
  • linux-gke-5.3 - Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
  • linux-hwe - Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
  • linux-kvm - Linux kernel for cloud environments
  • linux-oracle - Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
  • linux-oracle-5.3 - Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
  • linux-raspi2 - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi (V7) systems

Details

It was discovered that the btrfs implementation in the Linux kernel did not
properly detect that a block was marked dirty in some situations. An
attacker could use this to specially craft a file system image that, when
unmounted, could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-19377)

Tristan Madani discovered that the file locking implementation in the Linux
kernel contained a race condition. A local attacker could possibly use this
to cause a denial of service or expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2019-19769)

It was discovered that the Serial CAN interface driver in the Linux kernel
did not properly initialize data. A local attacker could use this to expose
sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2020-11494)

It was discovered that the linux kernel did not properly validate certain
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It was discovered that the btrfs implementation in the Linux kernel did not
properly detect that a block was marked dirty in some situations. An
attacker could use this to specially craft a file system image that, when
unmounted, could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-19377)

Tristan Madani discovered that the file locking implementation in the Linux
kernel contained a race condition. A local attacker could possibly use this
to cause a denial of service or expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2019-19769)

It was discovered that the Serial CAN interface driver in the Linux kernel
did not properly initialize data. A local attacker could use this to expose
sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2020-11494)

It was discovered that the linux kernel did not properly validate certain
mount options to the tmpfs virtual memory file system. A local attacker
with the ability to specify mount options could use this to cause a denial
of service (system crash). (CVE-2020-11565)

It was discovered that the OV51x USB Camera device driver in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate device metadata. A physically proximate
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2020-11608)

It was discovered that the STV06XX USB Camera device driver in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate device metadata. A physically proximate
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2020-11609)

It was discovered that the Xirlink C-It USB Camera device driver in the
Linux kernel did not properly validate device metadata. A physically
proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash). (CVE-2020-11668)

It was discovered that the block layer in the Linux kernel contained a race
condition leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could
possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-12657)


Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
19.10 eoan linux-image-5.3.0-1017-kvm –  5.3.0-1017.19
linux-image-5.3.0-1018-oracle –  5.3.0-1018.20
linux-image-5.3.0-1019-aws –  5.3.0-1019.21
linux-image-5.3.0-1020-gcp –  5.3.0-1020.22
linux-image-5.3.0-1022-azure –  5.3.0-1022.23
linux-image-5.3.0-1025-raspi2 –  5.3.0-1025.27
linux-image-5.3.0-53-generic –  5.3.0-53.47
linux-image-5.3.0-53-generic-lpae –  5.3.0-53.47
linux-image-5.3.0-53-lowlatency –  5.3.0-53.47
linux-image-5.3.0-53-snapdragon –  5.3.0-53.47
linux-image-aws –  5.3.0.1019.31
linux-image-azure –  5.3.0.1022.41
linux-image-gcp –  5.3.0.1020.31
linux-image-generic –  5.3.0.53.45
linux-image-generic-lpae –  5.3.0.53.45
linux-image-gke –  5.3.0.1020.31
linux-image-kvm –  5.3.0.1017.19
linux-image-lowlatency –  5.3.0.53.45
linux-image-oracle –  5.3.0.1018.33
linux-image-raspi2 –  5.3.0.1025.22
linux-image-snapdragon –  5.3.0.53.45
linux-image-virtual –  5.3.0.53.45
18.04 bionic linux-image-5.3.0-1018-oracle –  5.3.0-1018.20~18.04.1
linux-image-5.3.0-1019-aws –  5.3.0-1019.21~18.04.1
linux-image-5.3.0-1020-gcp –  5.3.0-1020.22~18.04.1
linux-image-5.3.0-1020-gke –  5.3.0-1020.22~18.04.1
linux-image-5.3.0-1022-azure –  5.3.0-1022.23~18.04.1
linux-image-5.3.0-53-generic –  5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1
linux-image-5.3.0-53-generic-lpae –  5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1
linux-image-5.3.0-53-lowlatency –  5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1
linux-image-aws –  5.3.0.1019.20
linux-image-aws-edge –  5.3.0.1019.20
linux-image-azure –  5.3.0.1022.22
linux-image-azure-edge –  5.3.0.1022.22
linux-image-gcp –  5.3.0.1020.19
linux-image-gcp-edge –  5.3.0.1020.19
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 –  5.3.0.53.109
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04 –  5.3.0.53.109
linux-image-gke-5.3 –  5.3.0.1020.10
linux-image-gkeop-5.3 –  5.3.0.53.109
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 –  5.3.0.53.109
linux-image-oracle –  5.3.0.1018.19
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 –  5.3.0.53.109
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 –  5.3.0.53.109

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