USN-4210-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
3 December 2019
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Releases
Packages
- linux - Linux kernel
- linux-aws - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-aws-hwe - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS-HWE) systems
- linux-gcp - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-gke-4.15 - Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-hwe - Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
- 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
Details
It was discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the 802.11 Wi-Fi
configuration interface for the Linux kernel when handling beacon settings.
A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash)
or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-16746)
Nicolas Waisman discovered that the WiFi driver stack in the Linux kernel
did not properly validate SSID lengths. A physically proximate attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2019-17133)
It was discovered that the ADIS16400 IIO IMU Driver for the Linux kernel
did not properly deallocate memory in certain error conditions. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion).
(CVE-2019-19060)
It was discovered that the Intel OPA Gen1 Infiniband Driver for the Linux
kernel did not properly deallocate memory in certain error conditions. A
local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory
exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19065)
It was discovered that the Cascoda CA8210 SPI 802.15.4 wireless controller
driver for the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in certain
error conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19075)
Nicolas Waisman discovered that the Chelsio T4/T5 RDMA Driver for the Linux
kernel performed DMA from a kernel stack. A local attacker could use this
to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-17075)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04
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linux-image-4.15.0-1030-oracle
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4.15.0-1030.33
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linux-image-4.15.0-1049-gke
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4.15.0-1049.52
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linux-image-4.15.0-1051-kvm
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4.15.0-1051.51
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linux-image-4.15.0-1052-raspi2
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4.15.0-1052.56
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linux-image-4.15.0-1056-aws
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4.15.0-1056.58
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linux-image-4.15.0-1065-oem
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4.15.0-1065.75
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linux-image-4.15.0-1069-snapdragon
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4.15.0-1069.76
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linux-image-4.15.0-72-generic
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4.15.0-72.81
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linux-image-4.15.0-72-generic-lpae
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4.15.0-72.81
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linux-image-4.15.0-72-lowlatency
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4.15.0-72.81
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linux-image-aws
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4.15.0.1056.57
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linux-image-aws-lts-18.04
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4.15.0.1056.57
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linux-image-generic
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4.15.0.72.74
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linux-image-generic-lpae
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4.15.0.72.74
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linux-image-gke
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4.15.0.1049.52
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linux-image-gke-4.15
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4.15.0.1049.52
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linux-image-kvm
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4.15.0.1051.51
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linux-image-lowlatency
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4.15.0.72.74
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linux-image-oem
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4.15.0.1065.69
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linux-image-oracle
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4.15.0.1030.35
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linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04
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4.15.0.1030.35
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linux-image-raspi2
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4.15.0.1052.50
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linux-image-snapdragon
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4.15.0.1069.72
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linux-image-virtual
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4.15.0.72.74
Ubuntu 16.04
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linux-image-4.15.0-1030-oracle
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4.15.0-1030.33~16.04.1
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linux-image-4.15.0-1050-gcp
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4.15.0-1050.53
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linux-image-4.15.0-1056-aws
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4.15.0-1056.58~16.04.1
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linux-image-4.15.0-72-generic
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4.15.0-72.81~16.04.1
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linux-image-4.15.0-72-generic-lpae
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4.15.0-72.81~16.04.1
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linux-image-4.15.0-72-lowlatency
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4.15.0-72.81~16.04.1
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linux-image-aws-hwe
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4.15.0.1056.56
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linux-image-gcp
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4.15.0.1050.64
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linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04
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4.15.0.72.92
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linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04
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4.15.0.72.92
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linux-image-gke
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4.15.0.1050.64
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linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04
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4.15.0.72.92
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linux-image-oem
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4.15.0.72.92
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linux-image-oracle
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4.15.0.1030.23
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linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04
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4.15.0.72.92
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.
Related notices
- USN-4186-1: linux-image-4.4.0-168-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-vivid, linux-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-168-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-aws, linux-image-generic-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-wily, linux-image-virtual-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-wily, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-wily, linux-image-4.4.0-168-powerpc-smp, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-utopic, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-vivid, linux-kvm, linux-image-4.4.0-1098-aws, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-wily, linux-image-4.4.0-168-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.4.0-168-generic-lpae, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-utopic, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-lts-utopic, linux-image-4.4.0-1062-kvm, linux-image-4.4.0-168-lowlatency, linux-image-generic, linux-image-virtual-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-168-generic, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-utopic, linux-image-virtual-lts-vivid, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lts-wily, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial
- USN-4209-1: linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04, linux-image-5.0.0-1023-raspi2, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-gke-5.0, linux-aws, linux-image-oracle-edge, linux-image-aws, linux-image-5.0.0-1026-gcp, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-virtual, linux-oracle-5.0, linux-oracle, linux-hwe, linux-aws-5.0, linux-image-gke, linux-kvm, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-raspi2, linux, linux-image-5.0.0-37-lowlatency, linux-image-raspi2, linux-gcp, linux-image-oem-osp1, linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04, linux-gke-5.0, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-5.0.0-1030-oem-osp1, linux-image-5.0.0-37-generic, linux-image-5.0.0-37-generic-lpae, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04, linux-image-5.0.0-1022-aws, linux-image-generic, linux-image-aws-edge, linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04, linux-image-5.0.0-1008-oracle, linux-image-5.0.0-1026-gke, linux-oem-osp1, linux-image-5.0.0-1023-kvm
- USN-4183-1: linux-image-5.3.0-22-generic, linux-image-kvm, linux-aws, linux-image-5.3.0-1007-kvm, linux-image-aws, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-azure, linux-image-5.3.0-1012-raspi2, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-5.3.0-22-lowlatency, linux-oracle, linux-image-5.3.0-22-generic-lpae, linux-image-5.3.0-1007-aws, linux-image-gke, linux-kvm, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-raspi2, linux, linux-image-raspi2, linux-gcp, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-5.3.0-22-snapdragon, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-5.3.0-1006-oracle, linux-image-5.3.0-1007-azure, linux-image-generic, linux-image-5.3.0-1008-gcp, linux-image-oracle, linux-azure
- USN-4226-1: linux-image-5.0.0-38-generic-lpae, linux-image-5.0.0-38-generic, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-5.0.0-1023-aws, linux-image-gke-5.0, linux-aws, linux-image-oracle-edge, linux-image-aws, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-azure, linux-image-gcp, linux-oracle-5.0, linux-oracle, linux-image-5.0.0-1024-raspi2, linux-image-5.0.0-1024-kvm, linux-aws-5.0, linux-image-gke, linux-kvm, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-raspi2, linux, linux-image-5.0.0-1009-oracle, linux-image-raspi2, linux-gcp, linux-image-5.0.0-1028-gcp, linux-image-oem-osp1, linux-gke-5.0, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-5.0.0-38-lowlatency, linux-image-5.0.0-1033-oem-osp1, linux-image-generic, linux-image-aws-edge, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-5.0.0-1028-azure, linux-azure, linux-oem-osp1, linux-image-5.0.0-1027-gke
- USN-4208-1: linux-image-5.3.0-24-generic-lpae, linux-image-kvm, linux-aws, linux-image-5.3.0-24-generic, linux-image-aws, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-gcp, linux-oracle, linux-image-5.3.0-24-snapdragon, linux-image-gcp-edge, linux-image-5.3.0-1007-oracle, linux-image-gke, linux-kvm, linux-image-lowlatency, linux, linux-gcp, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-5.3.0-24-lowlatency, linux-image-5.3.0-1008-aws, linux-gcp-5.3, linux-image-5.3.0-1008-kvm, linux-image-generic, linux-image-oracle, linux-image-5.3.0-1009-gcp
- USN-4211-2: linux-image-4.4.0-170-powerpc-e500mc, linux-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-1059-aws, linux-image-aws, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-170-lowlatency, linux-image-4.4.0-170-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-170-powerpc-smp, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-170-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.4.0-170-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-170-generic
- USN-4211-1: linux-image-4.4.0-170-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-vivid, linux-aws, linux-image-aws, linux-image-generic-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-wily, linux-image-virtual-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-utopic, linux-image-4.4.0-170-lowlatency, linux-image-4.4.0-1130-snapdragon, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-wily, linux-image-4.4.0-1126-raspi2, linux-image-4.4.0-170-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-1099-aws, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-wily, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-vivid, linux-kvm, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-vivid, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-utopic, linux-image-4.4.0-1063-kvm, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux-raspi2, linux, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-vivid, linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-wily, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-vivid, linux-image-4.4.0-170-powerpc-smp, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-utopic, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-lts-utopic, linux-image-generic, linux-image-virtual-lts-wily, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-snapdragon, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-utopic, linux-image-virtual-lts-vivid, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-170-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-generic-lts-wily, linux-image-4.4.0-170-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-170-generic
- USN-4364-1: linux-image-kvm, linux-image-4.4.0-179-powerpc-smp, linux-aws, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-vivid, linux-image-aws, linux-image-generic-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-wily, linux-image-virtual-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-wily, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-wily, linux-image-4.4.0-1107-aws, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-wily, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-wily, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-vivid, linux-kvm, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-vivid, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-179-generic-lpae, linux, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-vivid, linux-image-4.4.0-1133-raspi2, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-utopic, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-vivid, linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-4.4.0-179-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-wily, linux-image-snapdragon, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-vivid, linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-utopic, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.4.0-179-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-generic-lts-utopic, linux-raspi2, linux-image-generic, linux-image-virtual-lts-wily, linux-image-4.4.0-1067-aws, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.4.0-179-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-snapdragon, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-utopic, linux-image-virtual-lts-vivid, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-1137-snapdragon, linux-image-4.4.0-179-generic, linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-1071-kvm, linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-179-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-generic-lts-wily, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial