USN-3848-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

USN-3848-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description

  • linux – Linux kernel
  • linux-aws – Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
  • linux-kvm – Linux kernel for cloud environments
  • linux-raspi2 – Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2
  • linux-snapdragon – Linux kernel for Snapdragon processors

Details

It was discovered that a double free existed in the AMD GPIO driver in the
Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-18174)

It was discovered that an integer overrun vulnerability existed in the
POSIX timers implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-12896)

Kanda Motohiro discovered that writing extended attributes to an XFS file
system in the Linux kernel in certain situations could cause an error
condition to occur. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2018-18690)

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). (CVE-2018-18710)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
linux-image-4.4.0-1039-kvm4.4.0-1039.45
linux-image-4.4.0-1074-aws4.4.0-1074.84
linux-image-4.4.0-1102-raspi24.4.0-1102.110
linux-image-4.4.0-1106-snapdragon4.4.0-1106.111
linux-image-4.4.0-141-generic4.4.0-141.167
linux-image-4.4.0-141-generic-lpae4.4.0-141.167
linux-image-4.4.0-141-lowlatency4.4.0-141.167
linux-image-4.4.0-141-powerpc-e500mc4.4.0-141.167
linux-image-4.4.0-141-powerpc-smp4.4.0-141.167
linux-image-4.4.0-141-powerpc64-emb4.4.0-141.167
linux-image-4.4.0-141-powerpc64-smp4.4.0-141.167
linux-image-aws – 4.4.0.1074.76
linux-image-generic – 4.4.0.141.147
linux-image-generic-lpae – 4.4.0.141.147
linux-image-kvm – 4.4.0.1039.38
linux-image-lowlatency – 4.4.0.141.147
linux-image-powerpc-e500mc – 4.4.0.141.147
linux-image-powerpc-smp – 4.4.0.141.147
linux-image-powerpc64-emb – 4.4.0.141.147
linux-image-powerpc64-smp – 4.4.0.141.147
linux-image-raspi2 – 4.4.0.1102.102
linux-image-snapdragon – 4.4.0.1106.98

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

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

Source: USN-3848-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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