[Packaging] Support building Flattened Image Tree (FIT) kernels

[Shrirang Bagul]

[Impact]
Flexible and powerful format based on Flattened Image Tree -- FIT (similar
to Flattened Device Tree). It allows the use of images with multiple
components (several kernels, ramdisks, etc.), with contents protected by
SHA1, MD5 or CRC32, etc.
More details: https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/blob/master/doc/uImage.FIT/howto.txt

The packaging changes will add support for building a FIT kernel binary blob which can be subsequently signed. These FIT-signed kernels will be consumed by snapcraft recipes to build kernel snaps for platforms with U-Boot bootloader enforcing secure boot.

[Regression Potential]
Minimal.

This bug is for tracking purposes only, do not triage.

[Ubuntu Kernel Bot (ubuntu-kernel-bot)]

This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. While running an Ubuntu kernel (not a mainline or third-party kernel) please enter the following command in a terminal window:

apport-collect 1847969

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If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.

This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.

[Ubuntu Kernel Bot (ubuntu-kernel-bot)]

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-bionic' to 'verification-done-bionic'. If the problem still exists, change the tag 'verification-needed-bionic' to 'verification-failed-bionic'.

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.

See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you!

[Ubuntu Kernel Bot (ubuntu-kernel-bot)]

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-xenial' to 'verification-done-xenial'. If the problem still exists, change the tag 'verification-needed-xenial' to 'verification-failed-xenial'.

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.

See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you!

[Khaled El Mously (kmously)]

@shrirang: Ping for verification :) Thank you

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 4.15.0-69.78

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linux (4.15.0-69.78) bionic; urgency=medium

  * KVM NULL pointer deref (LP: #1851205)
    - KVM: nVMX: handle page fault in vmread fix

  * CVE-2018-12207
    - KVM: MMU: drop vcpu param in gpte_access
    - kvm: Convert kvm_lock to a mutex
    - kvm: x86: Do not release the page inside mmu_set_spte()
    - KVM: x86: make FNAME(fetch) and __direct_map more similar
    - KVM: x86: remove now unneeded hugepage gfn adjustment
    - KVM: x86: change kvm_mmu_page_get_gfn BUG_ON to WARN_ON
    - KVM: x86: add tracepoints around __direct_map and FNAME(fetch)
    - kvm: x86, powerpc: do not allow clearing largepages debugfs entry
    - SAUCE: KVM: vmx, svm: always run with EFER.NXE=1 when shadow paging is
      active
    - SAUCE: x86: Add ITLB_MULTIHIT bug infrastructure
    - SAUCE: kvm: mmu: ITLB_MULTIHIT mitigation
    - SAUCE: kvm: Add helper function for creating VM worker threads
    - SAUCE: kvm: x86: mmu: Recovery of shattered NX large pages
    - SAUCE: cpu/speculation: Uninline and export CPU mitigations helpers
    - SAUCE: kvm: x86: mmu: Apply global mitigations knob to ITLB_MULTIHIT

  * CVE-2019-11135
    - KVM: x86: use Intel speculation bugs and features as derived in generic x86
      code
    - x86/msr: Add the IA32_TSX_CTRL MSR
    - x86/cpu: Add a helper function x86_read_arch_cap_msr()
    - x86/cpu: Add a "tsx=" cmdline option with TSX disabled by default
    - x86/speculation/taa: Add mitigation for TSX Async Abort
    - x86/speculation/taa: Add sysfs reporting for TSX Async Abort
    - kvm/x86: Export MDS_NO=0 to guests when TSX is enabled
    - x86/tsx: Add "auto" option to the tsx= cmdline parameter
    - x86/speculation/taa: Add documentation for TSX Async Abort
    - x86/tsx: Add config options to set tsx=on|off|auto
    - SAUCE: x86/speculation/taa: Call tsx_init()
    - SAUCE: x86/cpu: Include cpu header from bugs.c
    - [Config] Disable TSX by default when possible

  * CVE-2019-0154
    - SAUCE: drm/i915: Lower RM timeout to avoid DSI hard hangs
    - SAUCE: drm/i915/gen8+: Add RC6 CTX corruption WA

  * CVE-2019-0155
    - drm/i915/gtt: Add read only pages to gen8_pte_encode
    - drm/i915/gtt: Read-only pages for insert_entries on bdw+
    - drm/i915/gtt: Disable read-only support under GVT
    - drm/i915: Prevent writing into a read-only object via a GGTT mmap
    - drm/i915/cmdparser: Check reg_table_count before derefencing.
    - drm/i915/cmdparser: Do not check past the cmd length.
    - drm/i915: Silence smatch for cmdparser
    - drm/i915: Move engine->needs_cmd_parser to engine->flags
    - SAUCE: drm/i915: Rename gen7 cmdparser tables
    - SAUCE: drm/i915: Disable Secure Batches for gen6+
    - SAUCE: drm/i915: Remove Master tables from cmdparser
    - SAUCE: drm/i915: Add support for mandatory cmdparsing
    - SAUCE: drm/i915: Support ro ppgtt mapped cmdparser shadow buffers
    - SAUCE: drm/i915: Allow parsing of unsized batches
    - SAUCE: drm/i915: Add gen9 BCS cmdparsing
    - SAUCE: drm/i915/cmdparser: Use explicit goto for error paths
    - SAUCE: drm/i915/cmdparser: Add support for backward jumps
    - SAUCE: drm/i915/cmdpar...

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 4.4.0-168.197

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linux (4.4.0-168.197) xenial; urgency=medium

  * CVE-2018-12207
    - KVM: x86: MMU: Encapsulate the type of rmap-chain head in a new struct
    - KVM: x86: MMU: Consolidate quickly_check_mmio_pf() and is_mmio_page_fault()
    - KVM: x86: MMU: Move handle_mmio_page_fault() call to kvm_mmu_page_fault()
    - KVM: MMU: rename has_wrprotected_page to mmu_gfn_lpage_is_disallowed
    - KVM: MMU: introduce kvm_mmu_gfn_{allow,disallow}_lpage
    - KVM: x86: MMU: Make mmu_set_spte() return emulate value
    - KVM: x86: MMU: Move initialization of parent_ptes out from
      kvm_mmu_alloc_page()
    - KVM: x86: MMU: always set accessed bit in shadow PTEs
    - KVM: x86: MMU: Move parent_pte handling from kvm_mmu_get_page() to
      link_shadow_page()
    - KVM: x86: MMU: Remove unused parameter parent_pte from kvm_mmu_get_page()
    - KVM: x86: simplify ept_misconfig
    - KVM: x86: extend usage of RET_MMIO_PF_* constants
    - KVM: MMU: drop vcpu param in gpte_access
    - kvm: Convert kvm_lock to a mutex
    - kvm: x86: Do not release the page inside mmu_set_spte()
    - KVM: x86: make FNAME(fetch) and __direct_map more similar
    - KVM: x86: remove now unneeded hugepage gfn adjustment
    - KVM: x86: change kvm_mmu_page_get_gfn BUG_ON to WARN_ON
    - KVM: x86: add tracepoints around __direct_map and FNAME(fetch)
    - SAUCE: KVM: vmx, svm: always run with EFER.NXE=1 when shadow paging is
      active
    - SAUCE: x86: Add ITLB_MULTIHIT bug infrastructure
    - SAUCE: kvm: mmu: ITLB_MULTIHIT mitigation
    - SAUCE: kvm: Add helper function for creating VM worker threads
    - SAUCE: kvm: x86: mmu: Recovery of shattered NX large pages
    - SAUCE: cpu/speculation: Uninline and export CPU mitigations helpers
    - SAUCE: kvm: x86: mmu: Apply global mitigations knob to ITLB_MULTIHIT

  * CVE-2019-11135
    - KVM: x86: Emulate MSR_IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES on AMD hosts
    - KVM: x86: use Intel speculation bugs and features as derived in generic x86
      code
    - x86/msr: Add the IA32_TSX_CTRL MSR
    - x86/cpu: Add a helper function x86_read_arch_cap_msr()
    - x86/cpu: Add a "tsx=" cmdline option with TSX disabled by default
    - x86/speculation/taa: Add mitigation for TSX Async Abort
    - x86/speculation/taa: Add sysfs reporting for TSX Async Abort
    - kvm/x86: Export MDS_NO=0 to guests when TSX is enabled
    - x86/tsx: Add "auto" option to the tsx= cmdline parameter
    - x86/speculation/taa: Add documentation for TSX Async Abort
    - x86/tsx: Add config options to set tsx=on|off|auto
    - SAUCE: x86/speculation/taa: Call tsx_init()
    - SAUCE: x86/cpu: Include cpu header from bugs.c
    - [Config] Disable TSX by default when possible

  * CVE-2019-0154
    - SAUCE: i915_bpo: drm/i915: Lower RM timeout to avoid DSI hard hangs
    - SAUCE: i915_bpo: drm/i915/gen8+: Add RC6 CTX corruption WA
    - SAUCE: drm/i915/gen8+: Add RC6 CTX corruption WA

  * CVE-2019-0155
    - SAUCE: i915_bpo: drm/i915/gtt: Add read only pages to gen8_pte_encode
    - SAUCE: i915_bpo: drm/i915/gtt: Read-only pages for insert_entries on bdw+
    - SAUCE: i915_bpo: drm/i915/gtt: Disable read-on...