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Unscored USN-3718-2 0 CVEs

linux-hwe, linux-azure, linux-gcp regression

Published Jul 21, 2018 · Updated Feb 10, 2026

Summary

USN-3695-2 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux Hardware Enablement
Kernel (HWE) kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Unfortunately, the fix
for CVE-2018-1108 introduced a regression where insufficient early
entropy prevented services from starting, leading in some situations
to a failure to boot, This update addresses the issue.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

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)

Wen Xu discovered that the ext4 file system implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly initialize the crc32c checksum driver. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2018-1094)

It was discovered that the cdrom driver in the Linux kernel contained an
incorrect bounds check. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive
information (kernel memory). (CVE-2018-10940)

Wen Xu discovered that the ext4 file system implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate xattr sizes. A local attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2018-1095)

Jann Horn discovered that the 32 bit adjtimex() syscall implementation for
64 bit Linux kernels did not properly initialize memory returned to user
space in some situations. A local attacker could use this to expose
sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2018-11508)

It was discovered that an information leak vulnerability existed in the
floppy driver in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to
expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2018-7755)

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1018.18~16.04.1
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS linux-gcp 4.15.0-1014.14~16.04.1
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS linux-hwe 4.15.0-29.31~16.04.1

References

  • report
    https://launchpad.net/bugs/1779827