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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS USN-6122-1 Critical DoS Threat in Linux Kernel

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Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6122-1
May 30, 2023

linux-oem-6.1 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:
- linux-oem-6.1: Linux kernel for OEM systems

Details:

Patryk Sondej and Piotr Krysiuk discovered that a race condition existed in
the netfilter subsystem of the Linux kernel when processing batch requests,
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-2023-32233)

Jean-Baptiste Cayrou discovered that the shiftfs file system in the Ubuntu
Linux kernel contained a race condition when handling inode locking in some
situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(kernel deadlock). (CVE-2023-2612)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   linux-image-6.1.0-1013-oem      6.1.0-1013.13
   linux-image-oem-22.04c          6.1.0.1013.13

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-6122-1
   CVE-2023-2612, CVE-2023-32233

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem-6.1/6.1.0-1013.13

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS USN-6122-1 Critical DoS Threat in Linux Kernel

ubuntu
Calendar Grey May 30, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Essential patch released for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS targeting linux-oem-6.1 security flaws and risk of service interruption.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: linux-image-6.1.0-1013-oem 6.1.0-1013.13 linux-image-oem-22.04c 6.1.0.1013.13 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-6122-1

CVE-2023-2612, CVE-2023-32233

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May 30, 2023

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem-6.1/6.1.0-1013.13

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