Executive Summary

Summary
Title Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Informations
Name USN-4324-1 First vendor Publication 2020-04-07
Vendor Ubuntu Last vendor Modification 2020-04-07
Severity (Vendor) N/A Revision N/A

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Overall CVSS Score 7.1
Base Score 7.1 Environmental Score 7.1
impact SubScore 5.2 Temporal Score 7.1
Exploitabality Sub Score 1.8
 
Attack Vector Local Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None Availability Impact High
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 3.6 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 4.9 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 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - 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-gke-4.15: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems - linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments - linux-oem: Linux kernel for OEM processors - linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems - linux-raspi2: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2 - linux-snapdragon: Linux kernel for Snapdragon processors - linux-aws-hwe: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS-HWE) systems - linux-azure: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems - linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems

Details:

Al Viro discovered that the vfs layer in the Linux kernel contained a use- after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2020-8428)

Shijie Luo discovered that the ext4 file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly check for a too-large journal size. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious ext4 image that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service (soft lockup). (CVE-2020-8992)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
linux-image-4.15.0-1037-oracle 4.15.0-1037.41
linux-image-4.15.0-1057-gke 4.15.0-1057.60
linux-image-4.15.0-1058-kvm 4.15.0-1058.59
linux-image-4.15.0-1060-raspi2 4.15.0-1060.64
linux-image-4.15.0-1065-aws 4.15.0-1065.69
linux-image-4.15.0-1076-snapdragon 4.15.0-1076.83
linux-image-4.15.0-1079-oem 4.15.0-1079.89
linux-image-aws 4.15.0.1065.67
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1065.67
linux-image-gke 4.15.0.1057.61
linux-image-gke-4.15 4.15.0.1057.61
linux-image-kvm 4.15.0.1058.58
linux-image-oem 4.15.0.1079.83
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1037.45
linux-image-raspi2 4.15.0.1060.58
linux-image-snapdragon 4.15.0.1076.79

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
linux-image-4.15.0-1037-oracle 4.15.0-1037.41~16.04.1
linux-image-4.15.0-1060-gcp 4.15.0-1060.64
linux-image-4.15.0-1065-aws 4.15.0-1065.69~16.04.1
linux-image-4.15.0-1077-azure 4.15.0-1077.82
linux-image-aws-hwe 4.15.0.1065.65
linux-image-azure 4.15.0.1077.80
linux-image-azure-edge 4.15.0.1077.80
linux-image-gcp 4.15.0.1060.74
linux-image-gke 4.15.0.1060.74
linux-image-oracle 4.15.0.1037.30

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
linux-image-4.15.0-1077-azure 4.15.0-1077.82~14.04.1
linux-image-azure 4.15.0.1077.62

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/4324-1
CVE-2020-8428, CVE-2020-8992

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/4.15.0-1065.69
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke-4.15/4.15.0-1057.60
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/4.15.0-1058.59
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem/4.15.0-1079.89
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/4.15.0-1037.41
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/4.15.0-1060.64
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-snapdragon/4.15.0-1076.83
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-hwe/4.15.0-1065.69~16.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/4.15.0-1077.82
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/4.15.0-1060.64
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/4.15.0-1037.41~16.04.1

Original Source

Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-4324-1

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
50 % CWE-416 Use After Free
50 % CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion')

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1
Application 1
Application 1
Application 1
Application 1
Application 1
Application 1
Os 4
Os 3370
Os 1

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Date Informations
2020-05-23 13:03:46
  • Multiple Updates
2020-04-08 05:18:47
  • First insertion