========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3907-1 March 12, 2019
walinuxagent vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.10 - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: WALinuxAgent could be made to expose sensitive information. Software Description: - walinuxagent: Windows Azure Linux Agent Details: It was discovered that WALinuxAgent created swap files with incorrect permissions. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information from the swap file. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10: walinuxagent 2.2.32-0ubuntu1~18.10.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: walinuxagent 2.2.32-0ubuntu1~18.04.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: walinuxagent 2.2.32-0ubuntu1~16.04.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: walinuxagent 2.2.32-0ubuntu1~14.04.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3907-1 CVE-2019-0804 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/walinuxagent/2.2.32-0ubuntu1~18.10.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/walinuxagent/2.2.32-0ubuntu1~18.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/walinuxagent/2.2.32-0ubuntu1~16.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/walinuxagent/2.2.32-0ubuntu1~14.04.2
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