linux: 4.18.0-16.17 -proposed tracker

[Kleber Sacilotto de Souza]

This bug will contain status and test results related to a kernel source (or snap) as stated in the title.

For an explanation of the tasks and the associated workflow see:
  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/kernel-sru-workflow

backports: bug 1814750 (linux-hwe), bug 1814751 (linux-hwe-edge), bug 1814752 (linux-aws-edge), bug 1814754 (linux-gcp-edge), bug 1814761 (linux-azure-edge)
derivatives: bug 1816782 (linux-azure), bug 1814755 (linux-raspi2), bug 1814757 (linux-aws), bug 1814759 (linux-gcp), bug 1814760 (linux-kvm)

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boot-testing-requested: true
bugs-spammed: true
phase: Release
phase-changed: Wednesday, 06. March 2019 12:20 UTC
proposed-announcement-sent: true
proposed-testing-requested: true

[Taihsiang Ho (tai271828)]

Hardware Certification have begun testing this -proposed kernel.

[Taihsiang Ho (tai271828)]

Hardware Certification have completed testing this -proposed kernel. No regressions were observed, results are available here: http://people.canonical.com/~hwcert/sru-testing/cosmic/4.18.0-16.17/cosmic-proposed-published.html

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 4.18.0-16.17

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linux (4.18.0-16.17) cosmic; urgency=medium

  * linux: 4.18.0-16.17 -proposed tracker (LP: #1814749)

  * Packaging resync (LP: #1786013)
    - [Packaging] update helper scripts

  * CVE-2018-16880
    - vhost: fix OOB in get_rx_bufs()

  * RTL8822BE WiFi Disabled in Kernel 4.18.0-12 (LP: #1806472)
    - SAUCE: staging: rtlwifi: allow RTLWIFI_DEBUG_ST to be disabled
    - [Config] CONFIG_RTLWIFI_DEBUG_ST=n
    - SAUCE: Add r8822be to signature inclusion list

  * kernel oops in bcache module (LP: #1793901)
    - SAUCE: bcache: never writeback a discard operation

  * CVE-2018-18397
    - userfaultfd: use ENOENT instead of EFAULT if the atomic copy user fails
    - userfaultfd: shmem: allocate anonymous memory for MAP_PRIVATE shmem
    - userfaultfd: shmem/hugetlbfs: only allow to register VM_MAYWRITE vmas
    - userfaultfd: shmem: add i_size checks
    - userfaultfd: shmem: UFFDIO_COPY: set the page dirty if VM_WRITE is not set

  * Ignore "incomplete report" from Elan touchpanels (LP: #1813733)
    - HID: i2c-hid: Ignore input report if there's no data present on Elan
      touchpanels

  * Vsock connect fails with ENODEV for large CID (LP: #1813934)
    - vhost/vsock: fix vhost vsock cid hashing inconsistent

  * Fix non-working pinctrl-intel (LP: #1811777)
    - pinctrl: intel: Do pin translation in other GPIO operations as well

  * ip6_gre: fix tunnel list corruption for x-netns (LP: #1812875)
    - ip6_gre: fix tunnel list corruption for x-netns

  * Backported commit breaks audio (fixed upstream) (LP: #1811566)
    - ASoC: intel: cht_bsw_max98090_ti: Add quirk for boards using pmc_plt_clk_0
    - ASoC: intel: cht_bsw_max98090_ti: Add pmc_plt_clk_0 quirk for Chromebook
      Clapper
    - ASoC: intel: cht_bsw_max98090_ti: Add pmc_plt_clk_0 quirk for Chromebook
      Gnawty

  * kvm_stat : missing python dependency (LP: #1798776)
    - tools/kvm_stat: switch to python3

  * [SRU] Fix Xorg crash with nomodeset when BIOS enable 64-bit fb addr
    (LP: #1812797)
    - vgaarb: Add support for 64-bit frame buffer address
    - vgaarb: Keep adding VGA device in queue

  * Fix non-working QCA Rome Bluetooth after S3 (LP: #1812812)
    - USB: Add new USB LPM helpers
    - USB: Consolidate LPM checks to avoid enabling LPM twice

  * [SRU] IO's are issued with incorrect Scatter Gather Buffer (LP: #1795453)
    - scsi: megaraid_sas: Use 63-bit DMA addressing

  * x86/mm: Found insecure W+X mapping at address (ptrval)/0xc00a0000
    (LP: #1813532)
    - x86/mm: Do not warn about PCI BIOS W+X mappings

  * CVE-2019-6133
    - fork: record start_time late

  * Fix not working Goodix touchpad (LP: #1811929)
    - HID: i2c-hid: Disable runtime PM on Goodix touchpad

  * bluetooth controller not detected with 4.15 kernel (LP: #1810797)
    - SAUCE: btqcomsmd: introduce BT_QCOMSMD_HACK
    - [Config] arm64: snapdragon: BT_QCOMSMD_HACK=y

  * X1 Extreme: only one of the two SSDs is loaded (LP: #1811755)
    - nvme-core: rework a NQN copying operation
    - nvme: pad fake subsys NQN vid and ssvid with zeros
    - nvme: introduce NVME_QUIRK_IGNORE_DEV_SUBNQN

  * Crash on "ip link add f...

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

All tasks have been completed and the bug is being set to Fix Released