========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5298-1 February 22, 2022 linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15, linux-dell300x, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-oracle, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 ESM - Ubuntu 14.04 ESM Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description: - linux: Linux kernel - linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems - linux-azure-4.15: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems - linux-dell300x: Linux kernel for Dell 300x platforms - linux-gcp-4.15: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems - linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments - linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems - linux-snapdragon: Linux kernel for Qualcomm 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 - linux-hwe: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel Details: It was discovered that the Packet network protocol implementation in the Linux kernel contained a double-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-22600) Jürgen Groß discovered that the Xen subsystem within the Linux kernel did not adequately limit the number of events driver domains (unprivileged PV backends) could send to other guest VMs. An attacker in a driver domain could use this to cause a denial of service in other guest VMs. (CVE-2021-28711, CVE-2021-28712, CVE-2021-28713) Jürgen Groß discovered that the Xen network backend driver in the Linux kernel did not adequately limit the amount of queued packets when a guest did not process them. An attacker in a guest VM can use this to cause a denial of service (excessive kernel memory consumption) in the network backend domain. (CVE-2021-28714, CVE-2021-28715) Szymon Heidrich discovered that the USB Gadget subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict the size of control requests for certain gadget types, leading to possible out of bounds reads or writes. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-39685) Jann Horn discovered a race condition in the Unix domain socket implementation in the Linux kernel that could result in a read-after-free. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-4083) Kirill Tkhai discovered that the XFS file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not calculate size correctly when pre-allocating space in some situations. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2021-4155) Lin Ma discovered that the NFC Controller Interface (NCI) implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race condition, 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-2021-4202) Sushma Venkatesh Reddy discovered that the Intel i915 graphics driver in the Linux kernel did not perform a GPU TLB flush in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-0330) It was discovered that the VMware Virtual GPU driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain failure conditions, leading to a stale entry in the file descriptor table. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information or possibly gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2022-22942) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: linux-image-4.15.0-1035-dell300x 4.15.0-1035.40 linux-image-4.15.0-1087-oracle 4.15.0-1087.95 linux-image-4.15.0-1107-kvm 4.15.0-1107.109 linux-image-4.15.0-1116-gcp 4.15.0-1116.130 linux-image-4.15.0-1120-snapdragon 4.15.0-1120.129 linux-image-4.15.0-1131-azure 4.15.0-1131.144 linux-image-4.15.0-169-generic 4.15.0-169.177 linux-image-4.15.0-169-generic-lpae 4.15.0-169.177 linux-image-4.15.0-169-lowlatency 4.15.0-169.177 linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1121.124 linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1131.104 linux-image-dell300x 4.15.0.1035.37 linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1116.135 linux-image-generic 4.15.0.169.158 linux-image-generic-lpae 4.15.0.169.158 linux-image-kvm 4.15.0.1107.103 linux-image-lowlatency 4.15.0.169.158 linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1087.97 linux-image-snapdragon 4.15.0.1120.123 linux-image-virtual 4.15.0.169.158 Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: linux-image-4.15.0-1087-oracle 4.15.0-1087.95~16.04.1 linux-image-4.15.0-1116-gcp 4.15.0-1116.130~16.04.1 linux-image-4.15.0-1131-azure 4.15.0-1131.144~16.04.1 linux-image-4.15.0-169-generic 4.15.0-169.177~16.04.1 linux-image-4.15.0-169-lowlatency 4.15.0-169.177~16.04.1 linux-image-aws-hwe 4.15.0.1120.111 linux-image-azure 4.15.0.1131.122 linux-image-gcp 4.15.0.1116.117 linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.169.161 linux-image-gke 4.15.0.1116.117 linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.169.161 linux-image-oem 4.15.0.169.161 linux-image-oracle 4.15.0.1087.75 linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.169.161 Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: linux-image-4.15.0-1131-azure 4.15.0-1131.144~14.04.1 linux-image-azure 4.15.0.1131.104 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://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5298-1 CVE-2021-22600, CVE-2021-28711, CVE-2021-28712, CVE-2021-28713, CVE-2021-28714, CVE-2021-28715, CVE-2021-39685, CVE-2021-4083, CVE-2021-4155, CVE-2021-4202, CVE-2022-0330, CVE-2022-22942 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/4.15.0-169.177 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/4.15.0-1121.129 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure-4.15/4.15.0-1131.144 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-dell300x/4.15.0-1035.40 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp-4.15/4.15.0-1116.130 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/4.15.0-1107.109 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/4.15.0-1087.95 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-snapdragon/4.15.0-1120.129