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Unscored USN-4144-1 2 CVEs

linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oem, linux-oracle, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities

Published Oct 1, 2019 · Updated Sep 7, 2026

Summary

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)

Fixed packages 11

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS linux-aws-hwe 4.15.0-1051.53~16.04.1
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1060.65
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS linux-hwe 4.15.0-65.74~16.04.1
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1026.29~16.04.1
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux 4.15.0-65.74
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux-aws 4.15.0-1051.53
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux-kvm 4.15.0-1047.47
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux-oem 4.15.0-1057.66
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1026.29
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux-raspi2 4.15.0-1048.52
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux-snapdragon 4.15.0-1065.72

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20976
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-15538