USN-3871-2: Linux kernel regression linux regression A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary Multiple regressions were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description linux – Linux kernel Details USN-3871-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Unfortunately, that update introduced regressions with docking station displays and mounting ext4 file systems with the meta_bg option enabled. This update fixes the problems. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Wen Xu discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the ext4 filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious ext4 image that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-10876, CVE-2018-10879) Wen Xu discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the ext4 filesystem implementation in the [ more… ]