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  2. USN-5591-3

USN-5591-3: Linux kernel vulnerability

Publication date

1 September 2022

Overview

The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that the virtual terminal driver in the Linux kernel did
not properly handle VGA console font changes, leading to an out-of-bounds
write. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that the virtual terminal driver in the Linux kernel did
not properly handle VGA console font changes, leading to an out-of-bounds
write. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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-virtual –  4.15.0.192.177
linux-image-generic –  4.15.0.192.177
linux-image-4.15.0-1135-gcp –  4.15.0-1135.151
linux-image-4.15.0-192-lowlatency –  4.15.0-192.203
linux-image-snapdragon –  4.15.0.1136.137
linux-image-dell300x –  4.15.0.1052.52
linux-image-4.15.0-1150-azure –  4.15.0-1150.165
linux-image-4.15.0-192-generic-lpae –  4.15.0-192.203
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 –  4.15.0.1150.120
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 –  4.15.0.1135.151
linux-image-4.15.0-1126-kvm –  4.15.0-1126.131
linux-image-4.15.0-1052-dell300x –  4.15.0-1052.57
linux-image-4.15.0-1136-snapdragon –  4.15.0-1136.146
linux-image-4.15.0-192-generic –  4.15.0-192.203
linux-image-kvm –  4.15.0.1126.119
linux-image-generic-lpae –  4.15.0.192.177
linux-image-lowlatency –  4.15.0.192.177

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References

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