upload urgency should be medium by default

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If verification is not done by 5 working days from today, this fix will be dropped from the source code, and this bug will be closed.

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This bug is awaiting verification that the kernel in -proposed solves the problem. Please test the kernel and update this bug with the results. If the problem is solved, change the tag 'verification-needed-trusty' to 'verification-done-trusty'. If the problem still exists, change the tag 'verification-needed-trusty' to 'verification-failed-trusty'.

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Verified that latest Trusty, Xenial and Artful kernels build on canonica-kernel-team/ppa has urgency=medium on the changelog.

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 4.13.0-36.40

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linux (4.13.0-36.40) artful; urgency=medium

  * linux: 4.13.0-36.40 -proposed tracker (LP: #1750010)

  * Rebuild without "CVE-2017-5754 ARM64 KPTI fixes" patch set

linux (4.13.0-35.39) artful; urgency=medium

  * linux: 4.13.0-35.39 -proposed tracker (LP: #1748743)

  * CVE-2017-5715 (Spectre v2 Intel)
    - Revert "UBUNTU: SAUCE: turn off IBPB when full retpoline is present"
    - SAUCE: turn off IBRS when full retpoline is present
    - [Packaging] retpoline files must be sorted
    - [Packaging] pull in retpoline files

linux (4.13.0-34.37) artful; urgency=medium

  * linux: 4.13.0-34.37 -proposed tracker (LP: #1748475)

  * libata: apply MAX_SEC_1024 to all LITEON EP1 series devices (LP: #1743053)
    - libata: apply MAX_SEC_1024 to all LITEON EP1 series devices

  * KVM patches for s390x to provide facility bits 81 (ppa15) and 82 (bpb)
    (LP: #1747090)
    - KVM: s390: wire up bpb feature

  * artful 4.13 i386 kernels crash after memory hotplug remove (LP: #1747069)
    - Revert "mm, memory_hotplug: do not associate hotadded memory to zones until
      online"

  * CVE-2017-5715 (Spectre v2 Intel)
    - x86/feature: Enable the x86 feature to control Speculation
    - x86/feature: Report presence of IBPB and IBRS control
    - x86/enter: MACROS to set/clear IBRS and set IBPB
    - x86/enter: Use IBRS on syscall and interrupts
    - x86/idle: Disable IBRS entering idle and enable it on wakeup
    - x86/idle: Disable IBRS when offlining cpu and re-enable on wakeup
    - x86/mm: Set IBPB upon context switch
    - x86/mm: Only set IBPB when the new thread cannot ptrace current thread
    - x86/entry: Stuff RSB for entry to kernel for non-SMEP platform
    - x86/kvm: add MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL and MSR_IA32_PRED_CMD to kvm
    - x86/kvm: Set IBPB when switching VM
    - x86/kvm: Toggle IBRS on VM entry and exit
    - x86/spec_ctrl: Add sysctl knobs to enable/disable SPEC_CTRL feature
    - x86/spec_ctrl: Add lock to serialize changes to ibrs and ibpb control
    - x86/cpu/AMD: Add speculative control support for AMD
    - x86/microcode: Extend post microcode reload to support IBPB feature
    - KVM: SVM: Do not intercept new speculative control MSRs
    - x86/svm: Set IBRS value on VM entry and exit
    - x86/svm: Set IBPB when running a different VCPU
    - KVM: x86: Add speculative control CPUID support for guests
    - SAUCE: turn off IBPB when full retpoline is present

  * Artful 4.13 fixes for tun (LP: #1748846)
    - tun: call dev_get_valid_name() before register_netdevice()
    - tun: allow positive return values on dev_get_valid_name() call
    - tun/tap: sanitize TUNSETSNDBUF input

  * boot failure on AMD Raven + WestonXT (LP: #1742759)
    - SAUCE: drm/amdgpu: add atpx quirk handling (v2)

linux (4.13.0-33.36) artful; urgency=low

  * linux: 4.13.0-33.36 -proposed tracker (LP: #1746903)

  [ Stefan Bader ]
  * starting VMs causing retpoline4 to reboot (LP: #1747507) // CVE-2017-5715
    (Spectre v2 retpoline)
    - x86/retpoline: Fill RSB on context switch for affected CPUs
    - x86/retpoline: Add LFENCE to the retpoline/RSB filling RSB macros
    - x86/retpol...

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 4.4.0-116.140

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linux (4.4.0-116.140) xenial; urgency=medium

  * linux: 4.4.0-116.140 -proposed tracker (LP: #1748990)

  * BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000009
    (LP: #1748671)
    - SAUCE: net: ipv4: fix for a race condition in raw_sendmsg -- fix backport

linux (4.4.0-115.139) xenial; urgency=medium

  * linux: 4.4.0-115.138 -proposed tracker (LP: #1748745)

  * CVE-2017-5715 (Spectre v2 Intel)
    - Revert "UBUNTU: SAUCE: turn off IBPB when full retpoline is present"
    - SAUCE: turn off IBRS when full retpoline is present
    - [Packaging] retpoline files must be sorted
    - [Packaging] pull in retpoline files

linux (4.4.0-114.137) xenial; urgency=medium

  * linux: 4.4.0-114.137 -proposed tracker (LP: #1748484)

  * ALSA backport missing NVIDIA GPU codec IDs to patch table to
    Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Kernel (LP: #1744117)
    - ALSA: hda - Add missing NVIDIA GPU codec IDs to patch table

  * Shutdown hang on 16.04 with iscsi targets (LP: #1569925)
    - scsi: libiscsi: Allow sd_shutdown on bad transport

  * libata: apply MAX_SEC_1024 to all LITEON EP1 series devices (LP: #1743053)
    - libata: apply MAX_SEC_1024 to all LITEON EP1 series devices

  * KVM patches for s390x to provide facility bits 81 (ppa15) and 82 (bpb)
    (LP: #1747090)
    - KVM: s390: wire up bpb feature
    - KVM: s390: Enable all facility bits that are known good for passthrough

  * CVE-2017-5715 (Spectre v2 Intel)
    - SAUCE: drop lingering gmb() macro
    - x86/feature: Enable the x86 feature to control Speculation
    - x86/feature: Report presence of IBPB and IBRS control
    - x86/enter: MACROS to set/clear IBRS and set IBPB
    - x86/enter: Use IBRS on syscall and interrupts
    - x86/idle: Disable IBRS entering idle and enable it on wakeup
    - x86/idle: Disable IBRS when offlining cpu and re-enable on wakeup
    - x86/mm: Set IBPB upon context switch
    - x86/mm: Only set IBPB when the new thread cannot ptrace current thread
    - x86/kvm: add MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL and MSR_IA32_PRED_CMD to kvm
    - x86/kvm: Set IBPB when switching VM
    - x86/kvm: Toggle IBRS on VM entry and exit
    - x86/spec_ctrl: Add sysctl knobs to enable/disable SPEC_CTRL feature
    - x86/spec_ctrl: Add lock to serialize changes to ibrs and ibpb control
    - x86/cpu/amd, kvm: Satisfy guest kernel reads of IC_CFG MSR
    - x86/cpu/AMD: Add speculative control support for AMD
    - x86/microcode: Extend post microcode reload to support IBPB feature
    - KVM: SVM: Do not intercept new speculative control MSRs
    - x86/svm: Set IBRS value on VM entry and exit
    - x86/svm: Set IBPB when running a different VCPU
    - KVM: x86: Add speculative control CPUID support for guests
    - SAUCE: Fix spec_ctrl support in KVM
    - SAUCE: turn off IBPB when full retpoline is present

linux (4.4.0-113.136) xenial; urgency=low

  * linux: 4.4.0-113.136 -proposed tracker (LP: #1746936)

  [ Stefan Bader ]
  * Missing install-time driver for QLogic QED 25/40/100Gb Ethernet NIC
    (LP: #1743638)
    - [d-i] Add qede to nic-modules udeb

  * CVE-2017-5753 (Spectre v1 Intel)
    - x86/cpu/AMD: Make t...

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 3.13.0-142.191

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linux (3.13.0-142.191) trusty; urgency=medium

  * linux: 3.13.0-142.191 -proposed tracker (LP: #1746900)

  * CVE-2017-17806
    - crypto: hmac - require that the underlying hash algorithm is unkeyed

  * CVE-2017-18017
    - netfilter: xt_TCPMSS: add more sanity tests on tcph->doff

  * CVE-2017-17450
    - netfilter: xt_osf: Add missing permission checks

  * CVE-2018-5344
    - loop: fix concurrent lo_open/lo_release

  * CVE-2017-5715 (Spectre v2 embargoed) // CVE-2017-5753 (Spectre v1 embargoed)
    - x86/asm/msr: Make wrmsrl_safe() a function

  * CVE-2017-1000407
    - KVM: VMX: remove I/O port 0x80 bypass on Intel hosts

  * CVE-2017-0861
    - ALSA: pcm: prevent UAF in snd_pcm_info

  * CVE-2017-14051
    - scsi: qla2xxx: Fix an integer overflow in sysfs code

  * CVE-2017-15868
    - Bluetooth: bnep: bnep_add_connection() should verify that it's dealing with
      l2cap socket

  * CVE-2018-5333
    - RDS: null pointer dereference in rds_atomic_free_op

  * powerpc: flush L1D on return to use (LP: #1742772) // CVE-2017-5754
    (Meltdown)
    - SAUCE: powerpc: Prevent Meltdown attack with L1-D$ flush
    - SAUCE: powerpc: Remove dead code in sycall entry
    - SAUCE: rfi-flush: Add barriers to the fallback L1D flushing
    - SAUCE: rfi-flush: Fallback flush add load dependency
    - SAUCE: rfi-flush: Fix the 32-bit KVM build
    - SAUCE: rfi-flush: Fix some RFI conversions in the KVM code
    - SAUCE: rfi-flush: Make the fallback robust against memory corruption
    - SAUCE: powerpc/kernel: Does not use sync
    - SAUCE: rfi-flush: Factor out init_fallback_flush()
    - SAUCE: rfi-flush: Make setup_rfi_flush() not __init
    - SAUCE: rfi-flush: Move the logic to avoid a redo into the sysfs code
    - SAUCE: rfi-flush: Make it possible to call setup_rfi_flush() again
    - SAUCE: rfi-flush: Call setup_rfi_flush() after LPM migration
    - SAUCE: rfi-flush: Fix fallback on distros using bootmem
    - SAUCE: rfi-flush: fix package build error (unused variable limit)
    - SAUCE: rfi-flush: Fix kernel package build using bootmem
    - SAUCE: rfi-flush: Move rfi_flush_fallback_area to end of paca
    - SAUCE: rfi-flush: Fix rename of pseries_setup_rfi_flush()
    - SAUCE: rfi-flush: Mark DEBUG_RFI as BROKEN
    - SAUCE: rfi-flush: Switch to new linear fallback flush
    - SAUCE: powerpc/kernel: Remove unused variable
    - SAUCE: powerpc/kernel: Fix typo on variable
    - SAUCE: powerpc/kernel: Fix instructions usage
    - SAUCE: powerpc/kernel: Define PACA_L1D_FLUSH_SIZE
    - SAUCE: rfi-flush: Fix for kernel crash.

  * upload urgency should be medium by default (LP: #1745338)
    - [Packaging] update urgency to medium by default

  * CVE-2017-12190
    - fix unbalanced page refcounting in bio_map_user_iov
    - more bio_map_user_iov() leak fixes

  * CVE-2017-15274
    - KEYS: fix dereferencing NULL payload with nonzero length

  * CVE-2017-14140
    - Sanitize 'move_pages()' permission checks

  * CVE-2017-15115
    - sctp: do not peel off an assoc from one netns to another one

  * CVE-2017-14489
    - scsi: scsi_transport_iscsi: fix the issue that iscsi_if_r...

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 4.15.0-10.11

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linux (4.15.0-10.11) bionic; urgency=medium

  * linux: 4.15.0-10.11 -proposed tracker (LP: #1749250)

  * "swiotlb: coherent allocation failed" dmesg spam with linux 4.15.0-9.10
    (LP: #1749202)
    - swiotlb: suppress warning when __GFP_NOWARN is set
    - drm/ttm: specify DMA_ATTR_NO_WARN for huge page pools

  * linux-tools: perf incorrectly linking libbfd (LP: #1748922)
    - SAUCE: tools -- add ability to disable libbfd
    - [Packaging] correct disablement of libbfd

  * [Artful] Realtek ALC225: 2 secs noise when a headset plugged in
    (LP: #1744058)
    - ALSA: hda/realtek - update ALC225 depop optimize

  * [Artful] Support headset mode for DELL WYSE (LP: #1723913)
    - SAUCE: ALSA: hda/realtek - Add support headset mode for DELL WYSE

  * headset mic can't be detected on two Dell machines (LP: #1748807)
    - ALSA: hda/realtek - Support headset mode for ALC215/ALC285/ALC289
    - ALSA: hda - Fix headset mic detection problem for two Dell machines

  * Bionic update to v4.15.3 stable release (LP: #1749191)
    - ip6mr: fix stale iterator
    - net: igmp: add a missing rcu locking section
    - qlcnic: fix deadlock bug
    - qmi_wwan: Add support for Quectel EP06
    - r8169: fix RTL8168EP take too long to complete driver initialization.
    - tcp: release sk_frag.page in tcp_disconnect
    - vhost_net: stop device during reset owner
    - ipv6: addrconf: break critical section in addrconf_verify_rtnl()
    - ipv6: change route cache aging logic
    - Revert "defer call to mem_cgroup_sk_alloc()"
    - net: ipv6: send unsolicited NA after DAD
    - rocker: fix possible null pointer dereference in
      rocker_router_fib_event_work
    - tcp_bbr: fix pacing_gain to always be unity when using lt_bw
    - cls_u32: add missing RCU annotation.
    - ipv6: Fix SO_REUSEPORT UDP socket with implicit sk_ipv6only
    - soreuseport: fix mem leak in reuseport_add_sock()
    - net_sched: get rid of rcu_barrier() in tcf_block_put_ext()
    - net: sched: fix use-after-free in tcf_block_put_ext
    - media: mtk-vcodec: add missing MODULE_LICENSE/DESCRIPTION
    - media: soc_camera: soc_scale_crop: add missing
      MODULE_DESCRIPTION/AUTHOR/LICENSE
    - media: tegra-cec: add missing MODULE_DESCRIPTION/AUTHOR/LICENSE
    - gpio: uniphier: fix mismatch between license text and MODULE_LICENSE
    - crypto: tcrypt - fix S/G table for test_aead_speed()
    - Linux 4.15.3

  * bnx2x_attn_int_deasserted3:4323 MC assert! (LP: #1715519) //
    CVE-2018-1000026
    - net: create skb_gso_validate_mac_len()
    - bnx2x: disable GSO where gso_size is too big for hardware

  * ethtool -p fails to light NIC LED on HiSilicon D05 systems (LP: #1748567)
    - net: hns: add ACPI mode support for ethtool -p

  * CVE-2017-5715 (Spectre v2 Intel)
    - [Packaging] retpoline files must be sorted
    - [Packaging] pull in retpoline files

  * [Feature] PXE boot with Intel Omni-Path (LP: #1712031)
    - d-i: Add hfi1 to nic-modules

  * CVE-2017-5715 (Spectre v2 retpoline)
    - [Packaging] retpoline -- add call site validation
    - [Config] disable retpoline checks for first upload

  * Do not dup...

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 3.2.0-150.197

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linux (3.2.0-150.197) precise; urgency=medium

  * precise/linux: 3.2.0-150.197 -proposed tracker (LP: #1919172)

  * CVE-2021-27365
    - scsi: iscsi: Verify lengths on passthrough PDUs
    - sysfs: Add sysfs_emit and sysfs_emit_at to format sysfs output
    - scsi: iscsi: Ensure sysfs attributes are limited to PAGE_SIZE

  * CVE-2021-27363 // CVE-2021-27364
    - scsi: iscsi: Restrict sessions and handles to admin capabilities

  * CVE-2021-27364
    - scsi: iscsi: respond to netlink with unicast when appropriate
    - Add file_ns_capable() helper function for open-time capability checking
    - net: Add variants of capable for use on on sockets
    - netlink: Make the sending netlink socket availabe in NETLINK_CB

 -- Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo <email address hidden> Mon, 05 Apr 2021 14:23:29 -0300