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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844191
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4144-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oem, linux-oracle, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon' package(s) announced via the USN-4144-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oem, linux-oracle, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon' package(s) announced via the USN-4144-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that the XFS file system in the Linux kernel did not
properly handle mount failures in some situations. A local attacker could
possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-20976)

Benjamin Moody discovered that the XFS file system in the Linux kernel did
not properly handle an error condition when out of disk quota. A local
attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2019-15538)

Affected Software/OS:
'linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oem, linux-oracle, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-20976
Bugtraq: 20191108 [slackware-security] Slackware 14.2 kernel (SSA:2019-311-01) (Google Search)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c9fbd7bbc23dbdd73364be4d045e5d3612cf6e82
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2020:0178
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0178
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2020:0543
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0543
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2020:0592
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0592
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2020:0609
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0609
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2020:0661
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0661
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:2173 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:2181 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4144-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4145-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-15538
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T4JZ6AEUKFWBHQAROGMQARJ274PQP2QP/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O3RUDQJXRJQVGHCGR4YZWTQ3ECBI7TXH/
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1fb254aa983bf190cfd685d40c64a480a9bafaee
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1fb254aa983bf190cfd685d40c64a480a9bafaee
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-xfs/20190823035528.GH1037422@magnolia/
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-xfs/20190823192433.GA8736@eldamar.local
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00014.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00015.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4147-1/
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