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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: 0093-1 Critical: Linux Kernel Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey March 27, 2023
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Important kernel vulnerabilities resolved in Ubuntu impacting various editions. Update promptly to maintain system security.
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your kernel livepatch to the
following versions:

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
    aws - 93.1
    azure - 93.1
    gcp - 93.1
    gcp - 93.2
    generic - 93.1
    gke - 93.1
    gke - 93.2
    gkeop - 93.1
    ibm - 93.1
    lowlatency - 93.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
    aws - 93.1
    azure - 93.1
    gcp - 93.1
    generic - 93.1
    gke - 93.1
    gkeop - 93.1
    lowlatency - 93.1
    oem - 93.1

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
    aws - 93.1
    azure - 93.1
    gcp - 93.1
    generic - 93.1
    lowlatency - 93.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
    aws - 93.1
    azure - 93.1
    gcp - 93.1
    generic - 93.1
    gke - 93.1
    ibm - 93.1

Support Information

Kernels older than the levels listed below do not receive livepatch
updates. If you are running a kernel version earlier than the one listed
below, please upgrade your kernel as soon as possible.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
    linux-aws-5.15 - 5.15.0-1000
    linux-aws - 5.4.0-1009
    linux-aws - 5.4.0-1061
    linux-azure-5.15 - 5.15.0-1069
    linux-azure - 5.4.0-1010
    linux-gcp-5.15 - 5.15.0-1000
    linux-gcp - 5.4.0-1009
    linux-gke-5.15 - 5.15.0-1000
    linux-gke - 5.4.0-1033
    linux-gkeop - 5.4.0-1009
    linux-hwe - 5.15.0-0
    linux-ibm-5.15 - 5.15.0-1000
    linux-ibm - 5.4.0-1009
    linux-oem - 5.4.0-26
    linux - 5.4.0-26

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
    linux-aws-5.4 - 5.4.0-1069
    linux-aws - 4.15.0-1054
    linux-aws - 4.15.0-1119
    linux-azure-4.15 - 4.15.0-1115
    linux-azure-5.4 - 5.4.0-1069
    linux-gcp-4.15 - 4.15.0-1121
    linux-gcp-5.4 - 5.4.0-1069
    linux-gke-4.15 - 4.15.0-1076
    linux-gke-5.4 - 5.4.0-1009
    linux-gkeop-5.4 - 5.4.0-1007
    linux-hwe-5.4 - 5.4.0-26
    linux-ibm-5.4 - 5.4.0-1009
    linux-oem - 4.15.0-1063
    linux - 4.15.0-69

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
    linux-aws-hwe - 4.15.0-1126
    linux-aws - 4.4.0-1098
    linux-aws - 4.4.0-1129
    linux-azure - 4.15.0-1063
    linux-azure - 4.15.0-1078
    linux-azure - 4.15.0-1114
    linux-gcp - 4.15.0-1118
    linux-hwe - 4.15.0-143
    linux-hwe - 4.15.0-69
    linux - 4.4.0-168
    linux - 4.4.0-211

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
    linux-aws - 5.15.0-1000
    linux-azure - 5.15.0-1000
    linux-gcp - 5.15.0-1000
    linux-gke - 5.15.0-1000
    linux-ibm - 5.15.0-1000
    linux - 5.15.0-24
    linux - 5.15.0-25

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
    linux-lts-xenial - 4.4.0-168

References

-   CVE-2023-0179
-   CVE-2023-0461
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