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Name: linux-doc

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Linux kernel specific documentation for version 4.4.0

Latest version: 4.4.0-207.239
Release: xenial (16.04)
Level: proposed
Repository: main
Head package: linux

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base main 4.4.0-21.37
security main 4.4.0-210.242
updates main 4.4.0-210.242
PPA: Canonical Kernel Team 4.4.0-28.47

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Version: 4.4.0-203.235 2021-02-02 16:06:17 UTC

  linux (4.4.0-203.235) xenial; urgency=medium

  * xenial/linux: 4.4.0-203.235 -proposed tracker (LP: #1914140)

  * Ubuntu 16.04 kernel 4.4.0-202 basic commands hanging (LP: #1913853)
    - SAUCE: Revert "mm: check that mm is still valid in madvise()"

Source diff to previous version
1913853 Ubuntu 16.04 kernel 4.4.0-202 basic commands hanging

Version: 4.4.0-202.234 2021-01-28 13:07:06 UTC

  linux (4.4.0-202.234) xenial; urgency=medium

  * xenial/linux: 4.4.0-202.234 -proposed tracker (LP: #1913086)

  * DMI entry syntax fix for Pegatron / ByteSpeed C15B (LP: #1910639)
    - Input: i8042 - unbreak Pegatron C15B

  * CVE-2020-29372
    - mm: check that mm is still valid in madvise()

  * errinjct open fails on IBM POWER LPAR (LP: #1908710)
    - powerpc/rtas: Fix typo of ibm, open-errinjct in RTAS filter

  * 4.4 kernel panics in kvm wake_up() handler (LP: #1908428)
    - kvm: vmx: rename vmx_pre/post_block to pi_pre/post_block
    - KVM: VMX: extract __pi_post_block
    - KVM: VMX: avoid double list add with VT-d posted interrupts

  * restore reverted commit "crypto: arm64/sha - avoid non-standard inline asm
    tricks" (LP: #1907489)
    - crypto: arm64/sha - avoid non-standard inline asm tricks

  * CVE-2020-29374
    - gup: document and work around "COW can break either way" issue

  * Xenial update: v4.4.249 upstream stable release (LP: #1910139)
    - spi: bcm2835aux: Fix use-after-free on unbind
    - spi: bcm2835aux: Restore err assignment in bcm2835aux_spi_probe
    - ARC: stack unwinding: don't assume non-current task is sleeping
    - platform/x86: acer-wmi: add automatic keyboard background light toggle key
      as KEY_LIGHTS_TOGGLE
    - Input: cm109 - do not stomp on control URB
    - Input: i8042 - add Acer laptops to the i8042 reset list
    - [Config] updateconfigs for SPI_DYNAMIC
    - spi: Prevent adding devices below an unregistering controller
    - net/mlx4_en: Avoid scheduling restart task if it is already running
    - tcp: fix cwnd-limited bug for TSO deferral where we send nothing
    - net: stmmac: delete the eee_ctrl_timer after napi disabled
    - net: bridge: vlan: fix error return code in __vlan_add()
    - USB: dummy-hcd: Fix uninitialized array use in init()
    - USB: add RESET_RESUME quirk for Snapscan 1212
    - ALSA: usb-audio: Fix potential out-of-bounds shift
    - ALSA: usb-audio: Fix control 'access overflow' errors from chmap
    - xhci: Give USB2 ports time to enter U3 in bus suspend
    - USB: sisusbvga: Make console support depend on BROKEN
    - [Config] updateconfigs for USB_SISUSBVGA_CON
    - ALSA: pcm: oss: Fix potential out-of-bounds shift
    - serial: 8250_omap: Avoid FIFO corruption caused by MDR1 access
    - USB: serial: cp210x: enable usb generic throttle/unthrottle
    - scsi: bnx2i: Requires MMU
    - can: softing: softing_netdev_open(): fix error handling
    - RDMA/cm: Fix an attempt to use non-valid pointer when cleaning timewait
    - dm table: Remove BUG_ON(in_interrupt())
    - soc/tegra: fuse: Fix index bug in get_process_id
    - USB: serial: option: add interface-number sanity check to flag handling
    - USB: gadget: f_rndis: fix bitrate for SuperSpeed and above
    - usb: chipidea: ci_hdrc_imx: Pass DISABLE_DEVICE_STREAMING flag to imx6ul
    - media: msi2500: assign SPI bus number dynamically
    - Bluetooth: Fix slab-out-of-bounds read in hci_le_direct_adv_report_evt()
    - drm/gma500: fix double free of gma_connector
    - ARM: p2v: fix handling of LPAE translation in BE mode
    - crypto: talitos - Fix return type of current_desc_hdr()
    - spi: img-spfi: fix reference leak in img_spfi_resume
    - ASoC: pcm: DRAIN support reactivation
    - Bluetooth: Fix null pointer dereference in hci_event_packet()
    - spi: spi-ti-qspi: fix reference leak in ti_qspi_setup
    - spi: tegra20-slink: fix reference leak in slink ops of tegra20
    - spi: tegra20-sflash: fix reference leak in tegra_sflash_resume
    - spi: tegra114: fix reference leak in tegra spi ops
    - RDMa/mthca: Work around -Wenum-conversion warning
    - MIPS: BCM47XX: fix kconfig dependency bug for BCM47XX_BCMA
    - media: solo6x10: fix missing snd_card_free in error handling case
    - drm/omap: dmm_tiler: fix return error code in omap_dmm_probe()
    - Input: ads7846 - fix integer overflow on Rt calculation
    - Input: ads7846 - fix unaligned access on 7845
    - powerpc/feature: Fix CPU_FTRS_ALWAYS by removing CPU_FTRS_GENERIC_32
    - soc: ti: knav_qmss: fix reference leak in knav_queue_probe
    - soc: ti: Fix reference imbalance in knav_dma_probe
    - drivers: soc: ti: knav_qmss_queue: Fix error return code in knav_queue_probe
    - memstick: fix a double-free bug in memstick_check
    - ARM: dts: at91: sama5d4_xplained: add pincontrol for USB Host
    - ARM: dts: at91: sama5d3_xplained: add pincontrol for USB Host
    - orinoco: Move context allocation after processing the skb
    - cw1200: fix missing destroy_workqueue() on error in cw1200_init_common
    - mips: cdmm: fix use-after-free in mips_cdmm_bus_discover
    - NFSv4.2: condition READDIR's mask for security label based on LSM state
    - lockd: don't use interval-based rebinding over TCP
    - NFS: switch nfsiod to be an UNBOUND workqueue.
    - media: saa7146: fix array overflow in vidioc_s_audio()
    - pinctrl: falcon: add missing put_device() call in pinctrl_falcon_probe()
    - memstick: r592: Fix error return in r592_probe()
    - ASoC: jz4740-i2s: add missed checks for clk_get()
    - dm ioctl: fix error return code in target_message
    - clocksource/drivers/arm_arch_timer: Correct fault programming of
      CNTKCTL_EL1.EVNTI
    - cpufreq: highbank: Add missing MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE
    - cpufreq: loongson1: Add missing MODULE_ALIAS
    - cpufreq: scpi: Add missing MODULE_ALIAS
    - scsi: pm80xx: Fix error return in pm8001_pci_probe()
    - seq_buf: Avoid type mismatch for seq_buf_init
    - scsi: fnic: Fix error return code in fnic_probe()
    - powerpc/pseries/hibernation: drop pseries_suspend_begin() from suspend ops
    - usb: ehci-omap: Fix PM disable depth umbalance in ehci_hcd_omap_probe
    - usb: oxu210hp-hcd: Fix memory leak in oxu_create
    - speakup: fix uninitialized flush_lock
    - nfs_common: need lock during iterate through the list
    - x86/kprobes: Restore BTF if the single-stepping is cancelled
    - extcon: max77693: Fix modalias string

Source diff to previous version
1910639 DMI entry syntax fix for Pegatron / ByteSpeed C15B
1908710 errinjct open fails on IBM POWER LPAR
1908428 4.4 kernel panics in kvm wake_up() handler
1907489 restore reverted commit \
1910139 Xenial update: v4.4.249 upstream stable release
1887190 MSFT Touchpad not working on Lenovo Legion-5 15ARH05
1910137 Xenial update: v4.4.248 upstream stable release
CVE-2020-29372 An issue was discovered in do_madvise in mm/madvise.c in the Linux kernel before 5.6.8. There is a race condition between coredump operations and the
CVE-2020-29374 An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.7.3, related to mm/gup.c and mm/huge_memory.c. The get_user_pages (aka gup) implementation, when

Version: 4.4.0-201.233 2021-01-14 23:07:41 UTC

  linux (4.4.0-201.233) xenial; urgency=medium

  * xenial/linux: 4.4.0-201.233 -proposed tracker (LP: #1911265)

  * Touchpad not detected on ByteSpeed C15B laptop (LP: #1906128)
    - Input: i8042 - add ByteSpeed touchpad to noloop table

  * stack trace in kernel (LP: #1903596)
    - net: napi: remove useless stack trace

  * CVE-2020-27777
    - powerpc/rtas: Restrict RTAS requests from userspace
    - [Config]: Set CONFIG_PPC_RTAS_FILTER

  * Xenial update: v4.4.247 upstream stable release (LP: #1906703)
    - btrfs: tree-checker: Enhance chunk checker to validate chunk profile
    - btrfs: inode: Verify inode mode to avoid NULL pointer dereference
    - HID: cypress: Support Varmilo Keyboards' media hotkeys
    - Input: i8042 - allow insmod to succeed on devices without an i8042
      controller
    - HID: hid-sensor-hub: Fix issue with devices with no report ID
    - x86/xen: don't unbind uninitialized lock_kicker_irq
    - proc: don't allow async path resolution of /proc/self components
    - dmaengine: pl330: _prep_dma_memcpy: Fix wrong burst size
    - scsi: libiscsi: Fix NOP race condition
    - scsi: target: iscsi: Fix cmd abort fabric stop race
    - scsi: ufs: Fix race between shutdown and runtime resume flow
    - bnxt_en: fix error return code in bnxt_init_board()
    - video: hyperv_fb: Fix the cache type when mapping the VRAM
    - bnxt_en: Release PCI regions when DMA mask setup fails during probe.
    - IB/mthca: fix return value of error branch in mthca_init_cq()
    - nfc: s3fwrn5: use signed integer for parsing GPIO numbers
    - efivarfs: revert "fix memory leak in efivarfs_create()"
    - perf probe: Fix to die_entrypc() returns error correctly
    - USB: core: Change %pK for __user pointers to %px
    - x86/speculation: Fix prctl() when spectre_v2_user={seccomp,prctl},ibpb
    - USB: core: add endpoint-blacklist quirk
    - USB: core: Fix regression in Hercules audio card
    - btrfs: fix lockdep splat when reading qgroup config on mount
    - Linux 4.4.247

  * Xenial update: v4.4.246 upstream stable release (LP: #1906700)
    - ah6: fix error return code in ah6_input()
    - atm: nicstar: Unmap DMA on send error
    - net: b44: fix error return code in b44_init_one()
    - net: bridge: add missing counters to ndo_get_stats64 callback
    - netlabel: fix our progress tracking in netlbl_unlabel_staticlist()
    - netlabel: fix an uninitialized warning in netlbl_unlabel_staticlist()
    - net/mlx4_core: Fix init_hca fields offset
    - net: x25: Increase refcnt of "struct x25_neigh" in x25_rx_call_request
    - qlcnic: fix error return code in qlcnic_83xx_restart_hw()
    - sctp: change to hold/put transport for proto_unreach_timer
    - net: usb: qmi_wwan: Set DTR quirk for MR400
    - net: Have netpoll bring-up DSA management interface
    - pinctrl: rockchip: enable gpio pclk for rockchip_gpio_to_irq
    - arm64: psci: Avoid printing in cpu_psci_cpu_die()
    - MIPS: Fix BUILD_ROLLBACK_PROLOGUE for microMIPS
    - Input: adxl34x - clean up a data type in adxl34x_probe()
    - arm: dts: imx6qdl-udoo: fix rgmii phy-mode for ksz9031 phy
    - ARM: dts: imx50-evk: Fix the chip select 1 IOMUX
    - perf lock: Don't free "lock_seq_stat" if read_count isn't zero
    - can: dev: can_restart(): post buffer from the right context
    - can: peak_usb: fix potential integer overflow on shift of a int
    - can: m_can: m_can_handle_state_change(): fix state change
    - MIPS: Alchemy: Fix memleak in alchemy_clk_setup_cpu
    - regulator: ti-abb: Fix array out of bound read access on the first
      transition
    - libfs: fix error cast of negative value in simple_attr_write()
    - ALSA: ctl: fix error path at adding user-defined element set
    - ALSA: mixart: Fix mutex deadlock
    - tty: serial: imx: keep console clocks always on
    - efivarfs: fix memory leak in efivarfs_create()
    - ext4: fix bogus warning in ext4_update_dx_flag()
    - xtensa: disable preemption around cache alias management calls
    - mac80211: minstrel: remove deferred sampling code
    - mac80211: minstrel: fix tx status processing corner case
    - mac80211: allow driver to prevent two stations w/ same address
    - mac80211: free sta in sta_info_insert_finish() on errors
    - s390/cpum_sf.c: fix file permission for cpum_sfb_size
    - x86/microcode/intel: Check patch signature before saving microcode for early
      loading
    - Linux 4.4.246

  * Xenial update: v4.4.245 upstream stable release (LP: #1906698)
    - i2c: imx: Fix external abort on interrupt in exit paths
    - xfs: catch inode allocation state mismatch corruption
    - xfs: validate cached inodes are free when allocated
    - powerpc/8xx: Always fault when _PAGE_ACCESSED is not set
    - Input: sunkbd - avoid use-after-free in teardown paths
    - mac80211: always wind down STA state
    - KVM: x86: clflushopt should be treated as a no-op by emulation
    - Linux 4.4.245

 -- Kelsey Skunberg <email address hidden> Wed, 13 Jan 2021 17:48:34 -0700

Source diff to previous version
1906128 Touchpad not detected on ByteSpeed C15B laptop
1903596 stack trace in kernel
1906703 Xenial update: v4.4.247 upstream stable release
1906700 Xenial update: v4.4.246 upstream stable release
1906698 Xenial update: v4.4.245 upstream stable release
CVE-2020-27777 A flaw was found in the way RTAS handled memory accesses in userspace to kernel communication. On a locked down (usually due to Secure Boot) guest sy

Version: 4.4.0-200.232 2021-01-14 12:07:04 UTC

  linux (4.4.0-200.232) xenial; urgency=medium

  * xenial/linux: 4.4.0-200.232 -proposed tracker (LP: #1911151)

  * CVE-2020-28374
    - target: simplify XCOPY wwn->se_dev lookup helper
    - SAUCE: target: fix XCOPY NAA identifier lookup

 -- Kleber Sacilotto de Souza <email address hidden> Wed, 13 Jan 2021 10:30:27 +0100

Source diff to previous version
CVE-2020-28374 In drivers/target/target_core_xcopy.c in the Linux kernel before 5.10. ...

Version: 4.4.0-199.231 2021-01-06 15:07:10 UTC

  linux (4.4.0-199.231) xenial; urgency=medium

  * xenial/linux: 4.4.0-199.231 -proposed tracker (LP: #1910093)

  * Touchpad not detected on ByteSpeed C15B laptop (LP: #1906128)
    - Input: i8042 - add ByteSpeed touchpad to noloop table

  * stack trace in kernel (LP: #1903596)
    - net: napi: remove useless stack trace

  * CVE-2020-27777
    - powerpc/rtas: Restrict RTAS requests from userspace
    - [Config]: Set CONFIG_PPC_RTAS_FILTER

  * Xenial update: v4.4.247 upstream stable release (LP: #1906703)
    - btrfs: tree-checker: Enhance chunk checker to validate chunk profile
    - btrfs: inode: Verify inode mode to avoid NULL pointer dereference
    - HID: cypress: Support Varmilo Keyboards' media hotkeys
    - Input: i8042 - allow insmod to succeed on devices without an i8042
      controller
    - HID: hid-sensor-hub: Fix issue with devices with no report ID
    - x86/xen: don't unbind uninitialized lock_kicker_irq
    - proc: don't allow async path resolution of /proc/self components
    - dmaengine: pl330: _prep_dma_memcpy: Fix wrong burst size
    - scsi: libiscsi: Fix NOP race condition
    - scsi: target: iscsi: Fix cmd abort fabric stop race
    - scsi: ufs: Fix race between shutdown and runtime resume flow
    - bnxt_en: fix error return code in bnxt_init_board()
    - video: hyperv_fb: Fix the cache type when mapping the VRAM
    - bnxt_en: Release PCI regions when DMA mask setup fails during probe.
    - IB/mthca: fix return value of error branch in mthca_init_cq()
    - nfc: s3fwrn5: use signed integer for parsing GPIO numbers
    - efivarfs: revert "fix memory leak in efivarfs_create()"
    - perf probe: Fix to die_entrypc() returns error correctly
    - USB: core: Change %pK for __user pointers to %px
    - x86/speculation: Fix prctl() when spectre_v2_user={seccomp,prctl},ibpb
    - USB: core: add endpoint-blacklist quirk
    - USB: core: Fix regression in Hercules audio card
    - btrfs: fix lockdep splat when reading qgroup config on mount
    - Linux 4.4.247

  * Xenial update: v4.4.246 upstream stable release (LP: #1906700)
    - ah6: fix error return code in ah6_input()
    - atm: nicstar: Unmap DMA on send error
    - net: b44: fix error return code in b44_init_one()
    - net: bridge: add missing counters to ndo_get_stats64 callback
    - netlabel: fix our progress tracking in netlbl_unlabel_staticlist()
    - netlabel: fix an uninitialized warning in netlbl_unlabel_staticlist()
    - net/mlx4_core: Fix init_hca fields offset
    - net: x25: Increase refcnt of "struct x25_neigh" in x25_rx_call_request
    - qlcnic: fix error return code in qlcnic_83xx_restart_hw()
    - sctp: change to hold/put transport for proto_unreach_timer
    - net: usb: qmi_wwan: Set DTR quirk for MR400
    - net: Have netpoll bring-up DSA management interface
    - pinctrl: rockchip: enable gpio pclk for rockchip_gpio_to_irq
    - arm64: psci: Avoid printing in cpu_psci_cpu_die()
    - MIPS: Fix BUILD_ROLLBACK_PROLOGUE for microMIPS
    - Input: adxl34x - clean up a data type in adxl34x_probe()
    - arm: dts: imx6qdl-udoo: fix rgmii phy-mode for ksz9031 phy
    - ARM: dts: imx50-evk: Fix the chip select 1 IOMUX
    - perf lock: Don't free "lock_seq_stat" if read_count isn't zero
    - can: dev: can_restart(): post buffer from the right context
    - can: peak_usb: fix potential integer overflow on shift of a int
    - can: m_can: m_can_handle_state_change(): fix state change
    - MIPS: Alchemy: Fix memleak in alchemy_clk_setup_cpu
    - regulator: ti-abb: Fix array out of bound read access on the first
      transition
    - libfs: fix error cast of negative value in simple_attr_write()
    - ALSA: ctl: fix error path at adding user-defined element set
    - ALSA: mixart: Fix mutex deadlock
    - tty: serial: imx: keep console clocks always on
    - efivarfs: fix memory leak in efivarfs_create()
    - ext4: fix bogus warning in ext4_update_dx_flag()
    - xtensa: disable preemption around cache alias management calls
    - mac80211: minstrel: remove deferred sampling code
    - mac80211: minstrel: fix tx status processing corner case
    - mac80211: allow driver to prevent two stations w/ same address
    - mac80211: free sta in sta_info_insert_finish() on errors
    - s390/cpum_sf.c: fix file permission for cpum_sfb_size
    - x86/microcode/intel: Check patch signature before saving microcode for early
      loading
    - Linux 4.4.246

  * Xenial update: v4.4.245 upstream stable release (LP: #1906698)
    - i2c: imx: Fix external abort on interrupt in exit paths
    - xfs: catch inode allocation state mismatch corruption
    - xfs: validate cached inodes are free when allocated
    - powerpc/8xx: Always fault when _PAGE_ACCESSED is not set
    - Input: sunkbd - avoid use-after-free in teardown paths
    - mac80211: always wind down STA state
    - KVM: x86: clflushopt should be treated as a no-op by emulation
    - Linux 4.4.245

 -- Kelsey Skunberg <email address hidden> Tue, 05 Jan 2021 14:56:29 -0700

1906128 Touchpad not detected on ByteSpeed C15B laptop
1903596 stack trace in kernel
1906703 Xenial update: v4.4.247 upstream stable release
1906700 Xenial update: v4.4.246 upstream stable release
1906698 Xenial update: v4.4.245 upstream stable release
CVE-2020-27777 A flaw was found in the way RTAS handled memory accesses in userspace to kernel communication. On a locked down (usually due to Secure Boot) guest sy



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