This appears to be: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu- security/cve/2020/CVE-2020-25643.html
Thanks ** CVE added: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2020-25643 ** Package changed: linux-meta (Ubuntu) => linux (Ubuntu) ** Information type changed from Private Security to Public Security -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1898742 Title: Linux Kernel "ppp_cp_parse_cr()" Denial of Service Vulnerability Status in linux package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Dear Launchpad Ubuntu Team, An error related to the "ppp_cp_parse_cr()" function (hdlc_ppp.c) can be exploited to trigger an infinite loop or an out-of-bounds read memory access via a specially crafted packet. The vulnerability is reported in versions 5.4.x prior to 5.4.68, 4.19.x prior to 4.19.148, 4.14.x prior to 4.14.200, 4.9.x prior to 4.9.238, and 4.4.x prior to 4.4.238. The following software is affected by the described vulnerability: Linux Kernel 4.14.x Linux Kernel 4.19.x Linux Kernel 4.4.x Linux Kernel 4.9.x Linux Kernel 5.4.x References 1. https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.12 2. https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.68 3. https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.148 4. https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.200 5. https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.238 6. https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.238 7. https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?id=66d42ed8b25b64eb63111a2b8582c5afc8bf1105 The issue affects Ubuntu 16 LTS. Please provide an update. Best regards, it0001 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1898742/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
