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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Security Advisory USN-5938-1 Critical Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey March 8, 2023
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Critical update for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS released as a response to several kernel security flaws, addressing potential crashes and preventing unauthorized access.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:

- linux-gkeop: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems

Details:

It was discovered that the Upper Level Protocol (ULP) subsystem in the

Linux kernel did not properly handle sockets entering the LISTEN state in

certain protocols, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local

attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or

possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-0461)

Davide Ornaghi discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel

did not properly handle VLAN headers in some situations. A local attacker

could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly

execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-0179)

It was discovered that the NVMe driver in the Linux kernel did not properly

handle reset events in some situations. A local attacker could use this to

cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-3169)

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   linux-image-5.15.0-1016-gkeop   5.15.0-1016.21
   linux-image-gkeop               5.15.0.1016.15
   linux-image-gkeop-5.15          5.15.0.1016.15

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have
been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and
reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed.
Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages
(e.g. linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual,
linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform
this as well.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5938-1

CVE-2022-3169, CVE-2022-3344, CVE-2022-3435, CVE-2022-3521,

CVE-2022-3545, CVE-2022-4139, CVE-2022-42328, CVE-2022-42329,

CVE-2022-4379, CVE-2022-45869, CVE-2022-47518, CVE-2022-47519,

CVE-2022-47520, CVE-2022-47521, CVE-2023-0179, CVE-2023-0461,

CVE-2023-0468

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March 08, 2023

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gkeop/5.15.0-1016.21

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