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UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15505
Vulnerability in linux-aws (UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15505)
Summary
vulnerability in linux-aws (UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15505). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to `4.4.0-1056.60` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15505** has been found in linux-aws.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade linux-aws to **4.4.0-1056.60** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "linux-aws UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15505" on the vendor's site.
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15505 (linux-aws) —
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: `4.4.0-1056.60` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in linux-aws.
📍 Affected scope
linux-aws — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 How to fix
Update to **4.4.0-1056.60**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'linux-aws' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'linux-aws' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `linux-aws` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade linux-aws to 4.4.0-1056.60ステージング環境で 4.4.0-1056.60 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
linux-aws
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.4.0-1056.60"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
linux-azure
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1061.66~14.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
linux-lts-xenial
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.4.0-166.195~14.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
linux
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
linux
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.4.0-166.195"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
linux-aws
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.4.0-1096.107"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
linux-aws-hwe
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1052.54~16.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
linux-azure
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1061.66"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
linux-gcp
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1047.50"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
linux-hwe
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-66.75~16.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
linux-kvm
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.4.0-1060.67"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
linux-oracle
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1027.30~16.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
linux-raspi2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.4.0-1124.133"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
linux-snapdragon
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.4.0-1128.136"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS
linux-fips
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-66.75"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-aws
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1052.54"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-azure
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.0.0-1023.24~18.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-gcp
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.0.0-1021.21~18.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-gke-4.15
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1046.49"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-gke-5.0
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.0.0-1023.23~18.04.2"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-hwe
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.0.0-32.34~18.04.2"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-kvm
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1048.48"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-oem
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1059.68"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-oem-osp1
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.0.0-1025.28"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-oracle
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1027.30"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-raspi2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1049.53"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-snapdragon
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1066.73"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-hwe-edge
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS
linux-aws-fips
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-2018.18"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS
linux-azure-fips
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-2006.7"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS
linux-aws-fips
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS
linux-azure-fips
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS
linux-gcp-fips
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-azure-fde
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-gke
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-riscv
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-intel-iot-realtime
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-realtime
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-riscv
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-raspi-realtime
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04
linux-nvidia
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4157-1
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4162-1
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4163-1
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4157-2
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4162-2
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4163-2
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-15505
- report https://git.linuxtv.org/media_tree.git/commit/?id=0c4df39e504bf925ab666132ac3c98d6cbbe380b
- report https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/[email protected]/
- report https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/[email protected]/
- report https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15505