CVE-2020-11669
Publication date 10 April 2020
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2 on the powerpc platform. arch/powerpc/kernel/idle_book3s.S does not have save/restore functionality for PNV_POWERSAVE_AMR, PNV_POWERSAVE_UAMOR, and PNV_POWERSAVE_AMOR, aka CID-53a712bae5dd.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
David Gibson discovered that the Linux kernel on Power9 CPUs did not properly save and restore Authority Mask registers state in some situations. A local attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service (host system crash).
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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linux | 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-101.102
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored | |
linux-aws | 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1067.71
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored | |
linux-aws-5.0 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-aws-5.3 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-aws-hwe | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-1067.71~16.04.1
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-azure | 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-1083.93~16.04.1
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14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored | |
linux-azure-4.15 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1083.93
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-azure-5.3 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-azure-edge | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gcp | 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gcp-5.3 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gcp-edge | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gke-4.15 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1059.62
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gke-5.0 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.0.0-1037.38
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gke-5.3 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-hwe | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.3.0-26.28~18.04.1
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-101.102~16.04.1
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-hwe-edge | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-kvm | 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1060.61
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-lts-trusty | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-lts-xenial | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored | |
linux-oem | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1081.91
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16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-oem-5.6 | 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-oem-osp1 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.0.0-1052.57
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-oracle | 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1039.43
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-1039.43~16.04.1
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-oracle-5.0 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-oracle-5.3 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-raspi | 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-raspi2 | 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1062.66
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-raspi2-5.3 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-riscv | 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-snapdragon | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1079.86
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Notes
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 5.5 · Medium |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4363-1
- Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- 28 May 2020
- USN-4368-1
- Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- 19 May 2020
Other references
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/53a712bae5dd919521a58d7bad773b949358add0
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=53a712bae5dd919521a58d7bad773b949358add0
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/53a712bae5dd919521a58d7bad773b949358add0
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/15/1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11669