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  2. USN-4577-1

USN-4577-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Publication date

14 October 2020

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Releases

Packages

Details

Hadar Manor discovered that the DCCP protocol implementation in the Linux
kernel improperly handled socket reuse, leading to a use-after-free
vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-16119)

Giuseppe Scrivano discovered that the overlay file system in the Linux
kernel did not properly perform permission checks in some situations. A
local attacker could possibly use this to bypass intended restrictions and
gain read access to restricted files. (CVE-2020-16120)

Hadar Manor discovered that the DCCP protocol implementation in the Linux
kernel improperly handled socket reuse, leading to a use-after-free
vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-16119)

Giuseppe Scrivano discovered that the overlay file system in the Linux
kernel did not properly perform permission checks in some situations. A
local attacker could possibly use this to bypass intended restrictions and
gain read access to restricted files. (CVE-2020-16120)

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
18.04 bionic linux-image-5.0.0-1049-gke –  5.0.0-1049.50
linux-image-5.0.0-1069-oem-osp1 –  5.0.0-1069.75
linux-image-5.3.0-1035-raspi2 –  5.3.0-1035.37
linux-image-5.3.0-1038-gke –  5.3.0-1038.40
linux-image-5.3.0-68-generic –  5.3.0-68.63
linux-image-5.3.0-68-lowlatency –  5.3.0-68.63
linux-image-gke-5.0 –  5.0.0.1049.33
linux-image-gke-5.3 –  5.3.0.1038.21
linux-image-gkeop-5.3 –  5.3.0.68.125
linux-image-oem-osp1 –  5.0.0.1069.67
linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04 –  5.3.0.1035.24

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