Summary
USN-3762-1 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 the VirtIO subsystem in the Linux kernel did not
properly initialize memory in some situations. A local attacker could use
this to possibly expose sensitive information (kernel memory).
(CVE-2018-1118)
Seunghun Han discovered an information leak in the ACPI handling code in
the Linux kernel when handling early termination of ACPI table loading. A
local attacker could use this to expose sensitive informal (kernel address
locations). (CVE-2017-13695)
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS | linux-azure | 4.15.0-1023.24~16.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 4.15.0-1019.20~16.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 4.15.0-34.37~16.04.1 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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Low 2.3
Linux kernel vhost since version 4.8 does not properly initialize memory in messages passed between virtual guests and …
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Unscored —
The acpi_ns_evaluate() function in drivers/acpi/acpica/nseval.c in the Linux kernel through 4.12.9 does not flush the o…