USN-3846-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
USN-3846-1: Linux kernel vulnerability linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2 vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 18.10 Summary The system could be made to expose sensitive information. Software Description linux – Linux kernel linux-aws – Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems linux-azure – Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems linux-gcp – Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems linux-kvm – Linux kernel for cloud environments linux-raspi2 – Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2 Details It was discovered that an integer overflow vulnerability existed in the CDROM driver of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10 linux-image-4.18.0-1005-gcp – 4.18.0-1005.6 linux-image-4.18.0-1006-kvm – 4.18.0-1006.6 linux-image-4.18.0-1007-aws – [ more… ]