linux: 3.13.0-162.212 -proposed tracker

[Kleber Sacilotto de Souza]

This bug is for tracking the <version to be filled> upload package. This bug will contain status and testing results related to that upload.

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

backports: bug 1799400 (linux-lts-trusty)
derivatives:
-- swm properties --
boot-testing-requested: true
bugs-spammed: true
phase: Released
proposed-announcement-sent: true
proposed-testing-requested: true

[Taihsiang Ho (tai271828)]

Hardware Certification have begun testing this -proposed kernel.

[Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew)]

3.13.0-162.212 - generic
Regression test CMPL, RTB.

Issue to note in amd64:
  libhugetlbfs - failed on groucho only
  ubuntu_kvm_smoke_test - Unable to start KVM, timed out waiting for dnsmasq lease (bug 1802056)
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - 43 failed on amaura, 37 failed on chico, 26 failed on harpo, 42 failed on pepe, 26 failed on zeppo
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - fallocate05, fsetxattr01, fgetxattr01, fsync01, msync04, preadv03, preadv03_64, pwritev03, pwritev03_64, setxattr01 (bug 1785198) fcntl35 / fcntl35_64 in LTP syscall test failed with T/X/X-LTS kernel (bug 1774394) fanotify06 failed with T kernel (bug 1775378) fanotify07/fanotify08 test timeouted (bug 1775165) fanotify09 failed with T/X/A/B kernel (bug 1775153) keyctl03, keyctl05, keyctl07 (bug 1798045) keyctl06 (bug 1798025) openat03 (bug 1798027) request_key03 (bug 1798052)
  ubuntu_stress_smoke_test - dev test in ubuntu_stress_smoke_test cause kernel oops on T-3.13 (bug 1797546)

Issue to note in arm64:
  hwclock - issue for HP m400 (bug 1716603)
  libhugetlbfs - noresv-preserve-resv-page failed (bug 1747823) chunk-overcommit failed (bug 1747828)
  ubuntu_kvm_smoke_test - getlogin will fail to open /proc/self/loginuid (bug 1770245)
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - fallocate05, fsetxattr01, fgetxattr01, fsync01, msync04, preadv03, preadv03_64, pwritev03, pwritev03_64, setxattr01 (bug 1785198) fcntl35 / fcntl35_64 in LTP syscall test failed with T/X/X-LTS kernel (bug 1774394) fanotify06 failed with T kernel (bug 1775378) fanotify07/fanotify08 test timeouted (bug 1775165) fanotify09 failed with T/X/A/B kernel (bug 1775153) keyctl03, keyctl05, keyctl07 (bug 1798045) keyctl06 (bug 1798025) open14 (bug 1798061) openat03 (bug 1798027) request_key03 (bug 1798052)
  ubuntu_qrt_apparmor - test_old_trusty_regression_testsuite failed to build (bug 1699987)
  ubuntu_qrt_kernel_security - test 021, 022 (bug 1747847) test 050 (bug 1684776)
  ubuntu_stress_smoke_test - seccomp (bug 1801856)

Issue to note in i386:
  ubuntu_docker_smoke_test - passed after re-test
  ubuntu_kvm_smoke_test - uvt-kvm wait issue on Trusty(bug 1732883)
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - unable to build on X/T i386 (bug 1798007)
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - fallocate05, fsetxattr01, fgetxattr01, fsync01, msync04, preadv03, preadv03_64, pwritev03, pwritev03_64, setxattr01 (bug 1785198) fcntl35 / fcntl35_64 in LTP syscall test failed with T/X/X-LTS kernel (bug 1774394) fanotify07/fanotify08 test timeouted (bug 1775165) fanotify09 failed with T/X/A/B kernel (bug 1775153) openat03 (bug 1798027) request_key03 (bug 1798052)

Issue to note in ppc64le (P8):
  ubuntu_kvm_smoke_test - no supported architecture for 'hvm' (bug 1752550)
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - fallocate05, fsetxattr01, fgetxattr01, fsync01, msync04, preadv03, preadv03_64, pwritev03, pwritev03_64, setxattr01 (bug 1785198) fanotify06 failed with T kernel (bug 1775378) fanotify07/fanotify08 test timeouted (bug 1775165) fanotify09 failed with T/X/A/B kernel (bug 1775153) keyctl03, keyctl05, keyctl07 (bug 1798045) keyctl06 (bug 1798025) open14 (bug 1798061) openat03 (bug 1798027) request_key03 (bug 1798052)
  ubuntu_stress_smoke_test - af-alg (bug 1801865) seccomp (bug ...

[Kleber Sacilotto de Souza (kleber-souza)]

Verification tests completed successfully (http://kernel.ubuntu.com/reports/sru-report.html).

[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/trusty/3.13.0-162.212/trusty-proposed-published.html

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 3.13.0-162.212

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linux (3.13.0-162.212) trusty; urgency=medium

  * linux: 3.13.0-162.212 -proposed tracker (LP: #1799399)

  * packet socket panic in Trusty 3.13.0-157 and later (LP: #1800254)
    - SAUCE: (no-up) net/packet: fix erroneous dev_add_pack usage in fanout

  * Cleanup Meltdown/Spectre implementation (LP: #1779848)
    - x86/Documentation: Add PTI description
    - Revert "x86/cpu/AMD: Make the LFENCE instruction serialized"
    - x86/cpu/AMD: Make LFENCE a serializing instruction
    - x86/cpu/AMD: Use LFENCE_RDTSC in preference to MFENCE_RDTSC
    - x86/pti: Document fix wrong index
    - x86/nospec: Fix header guards names
    - x86/bugs: Drop one "mitigation" from dmesg
    - x86/spectre: Check CONFIG_RETPOLINE in command line parser
    - x86/spectre: Simplify spectre_v2 command line parsing
    - x86/spectre: Fix an error message
    - SAUCE: x86/cpufeatures: Reorder spectre-related feature bits
    - x86/cpufeatures: Add AMD feature bits for Speculation Control
    - SAUCE: x86/msr: Fix formatting of msr-index.h
    - SAUCE: x86/msr: Rename MSR spec control feature bits
    - x86/pti: Mark constant arrays as __initconst
    - x86/speculation: Add basic IBPB (Indirect Branch Prediction Barrier) support
    - x86/cpufeatures: Clean up Spectre v2 related CPUID flags
    - x86/cpuid: Fix up "virtual" IBRS/IBPB/STIBP feature bits on Intel
    - SAUCE: x86/speculation: Use synthetic bits for IBRS/IBPB/STIBP
    - SAUCE: x86/cpufeatures: Disentangle MSR_SPEC_CTRL enumeration from IBRS
    - x86/speculation: Use IBRS if available before calling into firmware
    - x86/speculation: Move firmware_restrict_branch_speculation_*() from C to CPP
    - SAUCE: x86/bugs: Fix re-use of SPEC_CTRL MSR boot value
    - SAUCE: Move SSBD feature detection to common code
    - SAUCE: x86/speculation: Move vendor specific IBRS/IBPB control code
    - SAUCE: x86/speculation: Query individual feature flags when reloading
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    - xen: Add xen_arch_suspend()
    - x86/xen: Zero MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL before suspend
    - SAUCE: x86/pti: Evaluate X86_BUG_CPU_MELTDOWN when pti=auto
    - SAUCE: x86/speculation: Make use of indirect_branch_prediction_barrier()
    - SAUCE: x86/speculation: Cleanup IBPB runtime control handling
    - SAUCE: x86/speculation: Cleanup IBRS runtime control handling

  * CVE-2016-9588
    - kvm: nVMX: Allow L1 to intercept software exceptions (#BP and #OF)

  * CVE-2017-16649
    - net: cdc_ether: fix divide by 0 on bad descriptors

  * CVE-2018-9363
    - Bluetooth: hidp: buffer overflow in hidp_process_report

  * CVE-2017-13168
    - scsi: sg: mitigate read/write abuse

  * xattr length returned by vfs_getxattr() is not correct in Trusty kernel
    (LP: #1798013)
    - getxattr: use correct xattr length

  * CVE-2018-16658
    - cdrom: Fix info leak/OOB read in cdrom_ioctl_drive_status

 -- Stefan Bader <email address hidden> Mon, 29 Oct 2018 11:31:15 +0100

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

The package has been published and the bug is being set to Fix Released