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Medium USN-3740-2 3 CVEs

linux-hwe, linux-azure, linux-gcp vulnerabilities

Published Aug 14, 2018 · Updated Jun 1, 2026

Summary

USN-3740-1 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 memory present in the L1 data cache of an Intel CPU
core may be exposed to a malicious process that is executing on the CPU
core. This vulnerability is also known as L1 Terminal Fault (L1TF). A local
attacker in a guest virtual machine could use this to expose sensitive
information (memory from other guests or the host OS). (CVE-2018-3646)

It was discovered that memory present in the L1 data cache of an Intel CPU
core may be exposed to a malicious process that is executing on the CPU
core. This vulnerability is also known as L1 Terminal Fault (L1TF). A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (memory from the
kernel or other processes). (CVE-2018-3620)

Juha-Matti Tilli discovered that the IP implementation in the Linux kernel
performed algorithmically expensive operations in some situations when
handling incoming packet fragments. A remote attacker could use this to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-5391)

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1021.21~16.04.1
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS linux-gcp 4.15.0-1017.18~16.04.1
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS linux-hwe 4.15.0-32.35~16.04.1

Vulnerabilities 3

  • Medium 5.6

    Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and address translations may allow unauthorized disclosure…

  • Medium 5.6

    Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and address translations may allow unauthorized disclosure…

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2018-5391 Public exploit EPSS 32%

    The Linux kernel, versions 3.9+, IP implementation is vulnerable to denial of service conditions with low rates of specially modified packets

    The Linux kernel, versions 3.9+, is vulnerable to a denial of service attack with low rates of specially modified packets targeting IP fragment re-assembly. An attacker may cause a denial of service condition by sending specially crafted IP fragments. Various…

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-3620
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-3646
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5391