SB2020092348 - Ubuntu update for linux
Published: September 23, 2020 Updated: April 23, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 9 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18808)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the "ccp_run_sha_cmd()" function in drivers/crypto/ccp/ccp-ops.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.9 allows a local user to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).
2) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19054)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the "cx23888_ir_probe()" function in "drivers/media/pci/cx23885/cx23888-ir.c" file. A local attacker can cause a denial of service condition (memory consumption) by triggering "kfifo_alloc()" failures.
3) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19061)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the "adis_update_scan_mode_burst()" function in drivers/iio/imu/adis_buffer.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3.9 allows a local user to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).
4) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19073)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the "htc_config_pipe_credits()", "htc_setup_complete()" and "htc_connect_service()" functions in "drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c" file. A remote attacker on the local network can cause a denial of service condition (memory consumption) by triggering "wait_for_completion_timeout()" failures.5) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19074)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the "ath9k_wmi_cmd()" function in "drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c" file. A remote attacker on the local network can cause a denial of service condition (memory consumption).
6) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9445)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a missing bounds check when processing files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
7) Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12888)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a deinal of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the VFIO PCI driver mishandles attempts to access disabled memory space. A local user can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
8) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14356)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the Linux kernel cgroupv2 subsystem during system reboot. A local user can crash the system or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
9) Use of insufficiently random values (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16166)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to use of insufficiently random values error within the prandom_state_selftest() function in lib/random32.c, within the update_process_times() function in kernel/time/timer.c, within the add_interrupt_randomness() function in drivers/char/random.c. A remote non-authenticated attacker can gain access to sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.