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Medium USN-4749-1 9 CVEs

linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15, linux-dell300x, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-gke-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities

Published Feb 25, 2021 · Updated Jun 3, 2026

Summary

Bodong Zhao discovered a use-after-free in the Sun keyboard driver
implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to
cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2020-25669)

It was discovered that the jfs file system implementation in the Linux
kernel contained an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker
could use this to possibly cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2020-27815)

Shisong Qin and Bodong Zhao discovered that Speakup screen reader driver in
the Linux kernel did not correctly handle setting line discipline in some
situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash). (CVE-2020-27830, CVE-2020-28941)

It was discovered that the memory management subsystem in the Linux kernel
did not properly handle copy-on-write operations in some situations. A
local attacker could possibly use this to gain unintended write access to
read-only memory pages. (CVE-2020-29374)

Michael Kurth and Pawel Wieczorkiewicz discovered that the Xen event
processing backend in the Linux kernel did not properly limit the number of
events queued. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial
of service in the host OS. (CVE-2020-29568)

Olivier Benjamin and Pawel Wieczorkiewicz discovered a race condition the
Xen paravirt block backend in the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after-free
vulnerability. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial
of service in the host OS. (CVE-2020-29569)

Jann Horn discovered that the tty subsystem of the Linux kernel did not use
consistent locking in some situations, leading to a read-after-free
vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information (kernel memory).
(CVE-2020-29660)

Jann Horn discovered a race condition in the tty subsystem of the Linux
kernel in the locking for the TIOCSPGRP ioctl(), 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-2020-29661)

Fixed packages 16

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS linux-aws-hwe 4.15.0-1094.101~16.04.1
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1108.120~16.04.1
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS linux-gcp 4.15.0-1093.106~16.04.1
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS linux-hwe 4.15.0-136.140~16.04.1
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1065.73~16.04.1
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux 4.15.0-136.140
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux-aws 4.15.0-1094.101
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux-azure-4.15 4.15.0-1108.120
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux-dell300x 4.15.0-1012.16
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux-gcp-4.15 4.15.0-1093.106
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux-gke-4.15 4.15.0-1079.84
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux-kvm 4.15.0-1085.87
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1065.73
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux-raspi2 4.15.0-1079.84
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS linux-snapdragon 4.15.0-1096.105
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1108.120~14.04.1

Vulnerabilities 9

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-25669
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-27815
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-27830
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-28941
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-29374
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-29568
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-29569
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-29660
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-29661