Executive Summary



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Summary
Title Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Informations
Name USN-4254-2 First vendor Publication 2020-01-29
Vendor Ubuntu Last vendor Modification 2020-01-29
Severity (Vendor) N/A Revision N/A

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 4.9 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 6.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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

- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description: - linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems - linux-lts-xenial: Linux hardware enablement kernel from Xenial for Trusty

Details:

USN-4254-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly clear data structures on context switches for certain Intel graphics processors. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2019-14615)

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Virtual Video Test Driver in the Linux kernel. An attacker with write access to /dev/video0 on a system with the vivid module loaded could possibly use this to gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2019-18683)

It was discovered that the btrfs file system in the Linux kernel did not properly validate metadata, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. An attacker could use this to specially craft a file system image that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-18885)

It was discovered that multiple memory leaks existed in the Marvell WiFi-Ex Driver for the Linux kernel. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19057)

It was discovered that the crypto subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in certain error conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19062)

It was discovered that the Realtek rtlwifi USB device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in certain error conditions. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19063)

Dan Carpenter discovered that the AppleTalk networking subsystem of the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-19227)

It was discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle ioctl requests to get emulated CPUID features. An attacker with access to /dev/kvm could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-19332)

It was discovered that the B2C2 FlexCop USB 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-2019-15291)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
linux-image-4.4.0-1061-aws 4.4.0-1061.65
linux-image-4.4.0-173-generic 4.4.0-173.203~14.04.1
linux-image-4.4.0-173-generic-lpae 4.4.0-173.203~14.04.1
linux-image-4.4.0-173-lowlatency 4.4.0-173.203~14.04.1
linux-image-4.4.0-173-powerpc-e500mc 4.4.0-173.203~14.04.1
linux-image-4.4.0-173-powerpc-smp 4.4.0-173.203~14.04.1
linux-image-4.4.0-173-powerpc64-emb 4.4.0-173.203~14.04.1
linux-image-4.4.0-173-powerpc64-smp 4.4.0-173.203~14.04.1
linux-image-aws 4.4.0.1061.62
linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial 4.4.0.173.152
linux-image-generic-lts-xenial 4.4.0.173.152
linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial 4.4.0.173.152
linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial 4.4.0.173.152
linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial 4.4.0.173.152
linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial 4.4.0.173.152
linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial 4.4.0.173.152
linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial 4.4.0.173.152

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:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4254-2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4254-1
CVE-2019-14615, CVE-2019-15291, CVE-2019-18683, CVE-2019-18885,
CVE-2019-19057, CVE-2019-19062, CVE-2019-19063, CVE-2019-19227,
CVE-2019-19332

Original Source

Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-4254-2

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
33 % CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
33 % CWE-401 Failure to Release Memory Before Removing Last Reference ('Memory Leak')
11 % CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write (CWE/SANS Top 25)
11 % CWE-416 Use After Free
11 % CWE-362 Race Condition

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
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Hardware 1
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Date Informations
2020-01-29 05:19:27
  • First insertion