USN-4157-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

USN-4157-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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

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

• Ubuntu 19.04

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-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
• linux-snapdragon – Linux kernel for Snapdragon processors

Details

Wen Huang discovered that the Marvell Wi-Fi device driver in the Linux
kernel did not properly perform bounds checking, leading to a heap
overflow. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-14814,
CVE-2019-14815, CVE-2019-14816)

Matt Delco discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly perform bounds checking when handling coalesced
MMIO write operations. A local attacker with write access to /dev/kvm could
use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-14821)

Hui Peng and Mathias Payer discovered that the 91x Wi-Fi driver in the
Linux kernel did not properly handle error conditions on initialization,
leading to a double-free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2019-15504)

It was discovered that the Technisat DVB-S/S2 USB device driver in the
Linux kernel contained a buffer overread. A physically proximate attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly
expose sensitive information. (CVE-2019-15505)

Brad Spengler discovered that a Spectre mitigation was improperly
implemented in the ptrace susbsystem of the Linux kernel. A local attacker
could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2019-15902)

It was discovered that the IPv6 RDS implementation in the Linux kernel did
not properly initialize fields in a data structure returned to user space.
A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel
memory). Please note that the RDS protocol is blacklisted in Ubuntu by
default. (CVE-2019-16714)

It was discovered that an integer overflow existed in the Binder
implementation of the Linux kernel, leading to a buffer overflow. A local
attacker could use this to escalate privileges. (CVE-2019-2181)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 19.04

linux-image-5.0.0-1019-aws – 5.0.0-1019.21

linux-image-5.0.0-1020-kvm – 5.0.0-1020.21

linux-image-5.0.0-1020-raspi2 – 5.0.0-1020.20

linux-image-5.0.0-1021-gcp – 5.0.0-1021.21

linux-image-5.0.0-1023-azure – 5.0.0-1023.24

linux-image-5.0.0-1024-snapdragon – 5.0.0-1024.25

linux-image-5.0.0-32-generic – 5.0.0-32.34

linux-image-5.0.0-32-generic-lpae – 5.0.0-32.34

linux-image-5.0.0-32-lowlatency – 5.0.0-32.34

linux-image-aws – 5.0.0.1019.20

linux-image-azure – 5.0.0.1023.22

linux-image-gcp – 5.0.0.1021.47

linux-image-generic – 5.0.0.32.33

linux-image-generic-lpae – 5.0.0.32.33

linux-image-gke – 5.0.0.1021.47

linux-image-kvm – 5.0.0.1020.20

linux-image-lowlatency – 5.0.0.32.33

linux-image-raspi2 – 5.0.0.1020.17

linux-image-snapdragon – 5.0.0.1024.17

linux-image-virtual – 5.0.0.32.33

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

• CVE-2019-14814
• CVE-2019-14815
• CVE-2019-14816
• CVE-2019-14821
• CVE-2019-15504
• CVE-2019-15505
• CVE-2019-15902
• CVE-2019-16714
• CVE-2019-2181

Source: USN-4157-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities