| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-hwe' package(s) announced via the USN-3752-2 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
USN-3752-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 18.04
LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux
Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS for Ubuntu
16.04 LTS.
It was discovered that, when attempting to handle an out-of-memory
situation, a null pointer dereference could be triggered in the Linux
kernel in some circumstances. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2018-1000200)
Wen Xu discovered that the XFS filesystem implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate meta-data information. An attacker could
use this to construct a malicious xfs image that, when mounted, could cause
a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2018-10323)
Wen Xu discovered that the XFS filesystem implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate xattr information. An attacker could use
this to construct a malicious xfs image that, when mounted, could cause a
denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-10840)
Wen Xu discovered that the ext4 filesystem implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly keep meta-data information consistent in some
situations. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious ext4 image
that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2018-10881)
Wen Xu discovered that the ext4 filesystem implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly handle corrupted meta data in some situations. An
attacker could use this to specially craft an ext4 filesystem that caused a
denial of service (system crash) when mounted. (CVE-2018-1093)
Jann Horn discovered that the Linux kernel's implementation of random seed
data reported that it was in a ready state before it had gathered
sufficient entropy. An attacker could use this to expose sensitive
information. (CVE-2018-1108)
It was discovered that the procfs filesystem did not properly handle
processes mapping some memory elements onto files. A local attacker could
use this to block utilities that examine the procfs filesystem to report
operating system state, such as ps(1). (CVE-2018-1120)
Jann Horn discovered that the ext4 filesystem implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly keep xattr information consistent in some
situations. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious ext4 image
that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-11412)
Piotr Gabriel Kosinski and Daniel Shapira discovered a stack-based buffer
overflow in the CDROM driver implementation of the Linux kernel. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-11506)
Shankara Pailoor discovered that a race condition existed in the socket
handling code in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause
a denial of ... [Please see the references for more information on the vulnerabilities]
Affected Software/OS:
'linux-hwe' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04.
Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).
CVSS Score:
7.2
CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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