Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4713-1 – Torchsec
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4713-1
January 28, 2021
linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-kvm, linux-oracle,
linux-raspi vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary:
The system could allow unintended access to data in some environments.
Software Description:
- linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-azure: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems
- linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments
- linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
- linux-raspi: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi (V8) systems
- linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-aws-5.4: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
Details:
It was discovered that the LIO SCSI target implementation in the Linux
kernel performed insufficient identifier checking in certain XCOPY
requests. An attacker with access to at least one LUN in a multiple
backstore environment could use this to expose sensitive information or
modify data.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.10:
linux-image-5.8.0-1013-raspi 5.8.0-1013.16
linux-image-5.8.0-1013-raspi-nolpae 5.8.0-1013.16
linux-image-5.8.0-1016-kvm 5.8.0-1016.18
linux-image-5.8.0-1018-oracle 5.8.0-1018.19
linux-image-5.8.0-1020-azure 5.8.0-1020.22
linux-image-5.8.0-1021-aws 5.8.0-1021.23
linux-image-aws 5.8.0.1021.23
linux-image-azure 5.8.0.1020.20
linux-image-kvm 5.8.0.1016.18
linux-image-oracle 5.8.0.1018.18
linux-image-raspi 5.8.0.1013.16
linux-image-raspi-nolpae 5.8.0.1013.16
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
linux-image-5.4.0-1032-kvm 5.4.0-1032.33
linux-image-5.4.0-1036-gcp 5.4.0-1036.39
linux-image-5.4.0-1037-aws 5.4.0-1037.39
linux-image-5.4.0-1037-oracle 5.4.0-1037.40
linux-image-5.4.0-1039-azure 5.4.0-1039.41
linux-image-aws 5.4.0.1037.38
linux-image-azure 5.4.0.1039.37
linux-image-gcp 5.4.0.1036.45
linux-image-kvm 5.4.0.1032.30
linux-image-oracle 5.4.0.1037.34
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
linux-image-5.4.0-1037-aws 5.4.0-1037.39~18.04.1
linux-image-aws 5.4.0.1037.21
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/4713-1
CVE-2020-28374
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/5.8.0-1021.23
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/5.8.0-1020.22
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/5.8.0-1016.18
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/5.8.0-1018.19
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi/5.8.0-1013.16
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/5.4.0-1037.39
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/5.4.0-1039.41
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/5.4.0-1036.39
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/5.4.0-1032.33
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/5.4.0-1037.40
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-5.4/5.4.0-1037.39~18.04.1
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