USN-4144-1

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    USN-4144-1

    Published: 1 Oct 2019Last Modified: 7 Sept 2026

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

    Details: 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)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4144-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20976, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-15538

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux-aws-hwe

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws-hwe?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.15.0-1051.53~16.04.1

    Affected versions

    4.15.0-1030.31~16.04.1
    4.15.0-1031.33~16.04.1
    4.15.0-1032.34~16.04.1
    4.15.0-1033.35~16.04.1
    4.15.0-1035.37~16.04.1
    4.15.0-1036.38~16.04.1
    4.15.0-1039.41~16.04.1
    4.15.0-1040.42~16.04.1
    4.15.0-1041.43~16.04.1
    4.15.0-1043.45~16.04.1
    4.15.0-1044.46~16.04.1
    4.15.0-1045.47~16.04.1
    4.15.0-1047.49~16.04.1
    4.15.0-1048.50~16.04.1
    4.15.0-1050.52~16.04.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High