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Medium USN-4578-1 7 CVEs

linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-gke-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oem, linux-oracle, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities

Published Oct 14, 2020 · Updated Sep 7, 2026

Summary

Hadar Manor discovered that the DCCP protocol implementation in the Linux
kernel improperly handled socket reuse, leading to a use-after-free
vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-16119)

Wen Xu discovered that the XFS file system in the Linux kernel did not
properly validate inode metadata in some situations. An attacker could use
this to construct a malicious XFS image that, when mounted, could cause a
denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2018-10322)

It was discovered that the btrfs file system in the Linux kernel contained
a use-after-free vulnerability when merging free space. An attacker could
use this to construct a malicious btrfs image that, when mounted and
operated on, could cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2019-19448)

Jay Shin discovered that the ext4 file system implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly handle directory access with broken indexing,
leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2020-14314)

Giuseppe Scrivano discovered that the overlay file system in the Linux
kernel did not properly perform permission checks in some situations. A
local attacker could possibly use this to bypass intended restrictions and
gain read access to restricted files. (CVE-2020-16120)

It was discovered that the NFS client implementation in the Linux kernel
did not properly perform bounds checking before copying security labels in
some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-25212)

It was discovered that the NFC implementation in the Linux kernel did not
properly perform permissions checks when opening raw sockets. A local
attacker could use this to create or listen to NFC traffic.
(CVE-2020-26088)

Fixed packages 16

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS linux-aws-hwe 4.15.0-1085.90~16.04.1
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1098.109~16.04.1
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS linux-gcp 4.15.0-1086.98~16.04.1
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS linux-hwe 4.15.0-120.122~16.04.1
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1056.61~16.04.1
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux 4.15.0-121.123
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux-aws 4.15.0-1086.91
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux-azure-4.15 4.15.0-1099.110
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux-gcp-4.15 4.15.0-1086.98
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux-gke-4.15 4.15.0-1072.76
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux-kvm 4.15.0-1077.79
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux-oem 4.15.0-1099.109
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1057.62
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux-raspi2 4.15.0-1073.78
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux-snapdragon 4.15.0-1089.98
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1098.109~14.04.1

Vulnerabilities 7

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-10322
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-19448
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-14314
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-16119
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-16120
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-25212
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-26088