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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: USN-6315-1 Critical: Kernel Security Issues

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6315-1
August 29, 2023

linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.15, linux-gcp, linux-gke, linux-gkeop,
linux-hwe-5.15, linux-ibm, linux-kvm, linux-lowlatency,
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15, linux-nvidia, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.15
vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel
- linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-gke: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-gkeop: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-ibm: Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems
- linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments
- linux-lowlatency: Linux low latency kernel
- linux-nvidia: Linux kernel for NVIDIA systems
- linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
- linux-aws-5.15: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-hwe-5.15: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
- linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15: Linux low latency kernel
- linux-oracle-5.15: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems

Details:

Daniel Moghimi discovered that some Intel(R) Processors did not properly
clear microarchitectural state after speculative execution of various
instructions. A local unprivileged user could use this to obtain to
sensitive information. (CVE-2022-40982)

Tavis Ormandy discovered that some AMD processors did not properly handle
speculative execution of certain vector register instructions. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2023-20593)

Ye Zhang and Nicolas Wu discovered that the io_uring subsystem in the Linux
kernel did not properly handle locking for rings with IOPOLL, leading to a
double-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2023-21400)

It was discovered that the universal 32bit network packet classifier
implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform reference
counting in some situations, 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-2023-3609)

It was discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not
properly handle certain error conditions, 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-2023-3610)

It was discovered that the Quick Fair Queueing network scheduler
implementation in the Linux kernel contained an out-of-bounds write
vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-3611)

It was discovered that the network packet classifier with
netfilter/firewall marks implementation in the Linux kernel did not
properly handle reference counting, 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-2023-3776)

Kevin Rich discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did
not properly handle table rules flush in certain circumstances. A local
attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-3777)

Kevin Rich discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did
not properly handle rule additions to bound chains in certain
circumstances. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial
of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-3995)

It was discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not
properly handle PIPAPO element removal, leading to a use-after-free
vulnerability. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial
of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4004)

Kevin Rich discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did
not properly handle bound chain deactivation in certain circumstances. A
local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4015)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   linux-image-5.15.0-1026-gkeop   5.15.0-1026.31
   linux-image-5.15.0-1031-nvidia  5.15.0-1031.31
   linux-image-5.15.0-1031-nvidia-lowlatency  5.15.0-1031.31
   linux-image-5.15.0-1036-ibm     5.15.0-1036.39
   linux-image-5.15.0-1040-gcp     5.15.0-1040.48
   linux-image-5.15.0-1040-gke     5.15.0-1040.45
   linux-image-5.15.0-1040-kvm     5.15.0-1040.45
   linux-image-5.15.0-1041-oracle  5.15.0-1041.47
   linux-image-5.15.0-1043-aws     5.15.0-1043.48
   linux-image-5.15.0-82-generic   5.15.0-82.91
   linux-image-5.15.0-82-generic-64k  5.15.0-82.91
   linux-image-5.15.0-82-generic-lpae  5.15.0-82.91
   linux-image-5.15.0-82-lowlatency  5.15.0-82.91
   linux-image-5.15.0-82-lowlatency-64k  5.15.0-82.91
   linux-image-aws-lts-22.04       5.15.0.1043.42
   linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04       5.15.0.1040.36
   linux-image-generic             5.15.0.82.78
   linux-image-generic-64k         5.15.0.82.78
   linux-image-generic-lpae        5.15.0.82.78
   linux-image-gke                 5.15.0.1040.39
   linux-image-gke-5.15            5.15.0.1040.39
   linux-image-gkeop               5.15.0.1026.25
   linux-image-gkeop-5.15          5.15.0.1026.25
   linux-image-ibm                 5.15.0.1036.32
   linux-image-kvm                 5.15.0.1040.36
   linux-image-lowlatency          5.15.0.82.84
   linux-image-lowlatency-64k      5.15.0.82.84
   linux-image-nvidia              5.15.0.1031.31
   linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency   5.15.0.1031.31
   linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04    5.15.0.1041.36
   linux-image-virtual             5.15.0.82.78

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   linux-image-5.15.0-1041-oracle  5.15.0-1041.47~20.04.1
   linux-image-5.15.0-1043-aws     5.15.0-1043.48~20.04.1
   linux-image-5.15.0-82-generic   5.15.0-82.91~20.04.1
   linux-image-5.15.0-82-generic-64k  5.15.0-82.91~20.04.1
   linux-image-5.15.0-82-generic-lpae  5.15.0-82.91~20.04.1
   linux-image-5.15.0-82-lowlatency  5.15.0-82.91~20.04.1
   linux-image-5.15.0-82-lowlatency-64k  5.15.0-82.91~20.04.1
   linux-image-aws                 5.15.0.1043.48~20.04.31
   linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04  5.15.0.82.91~20.04.40
   linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04   5.15.0.82.91~20.04.40
   linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04  5.15.0.82.91~20.04.40
   linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04  5.15.0.82.91~20.04.37
   linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04  5.15.0.82.91~20.04.37
   linux-image-oem-20.04           5.15.0.82.91~20.04.40
   linux-image-oem-20.04b          5.15.0.82.91~20.04.40
   linux-image-oem-20.04c          5.15.0.82.91~20.04.40
   linux-image-oem-20.04d          5.15.0.82.91~20.04.40
   linux-image-oracle              5.15.0.1041.47~20.04.1
   linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04   5.15.0.82.91~20.04.40

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-6315-1
   CVE-2022-40982, CVE-2023-20593, CVE-2023-21400, CVE-2023-3609,
   CVE-2023-3610, CVE-2023-3611, CVE-2023-3776, CVE-2023-3777,
   CVE-2023-3995, CVE-2023-4004, CVE-2023-4015

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/5.15.0-82.91
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/5.15.0-1043.48
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/5.15.0-1040.48
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke/5.15.0-1040.45
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gkeop/5.15.0-1026.31
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ibm/5.15.0-1036.39
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/5.15.0-1040.45
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lowlatency/5.15.0-82.91
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-nvidia/5.15.0-1031.31
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/5.15.0-1041.47
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-5.15/5.15.0-1043.48~20.04.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe-5.15/5.15.0-82.91~20.04.1
 
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15/5.15.0-82.91~20.04.1
 
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle-5.15/5.15.0-1041.47~20.04.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: USN-6315-1 Critical: Kernel Security Issues

ubuntu
Calendar Grey August 29, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple security vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel addressed in Ubuntu, spanning various versions. System updates are advised to ensure protection.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description: - linux: Linux kernel - linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems - linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems - linux-gke: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems - linux-gkeop: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems - linux-ibm: Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems - linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments - linux-lowlatency: Linux low latency kernel - linux-nvidia: Linux kernel for NVIDIA systems - linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems - linux-aws-5.15: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems - linux-hwe-5.15: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel - linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15: Linux low latency kernel - linux-oracle-5.15: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems ...

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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-5.15.0-1026-gkeop 5.15.0-1026.31 linux-image-5.15.0-1031-nvidia 5.15.0-1031.31 linux-image-5.15.0-1031-nvidia-lowlatency 5.15.0-1031.31 linux-image-5.15.0-1036-ibm 5.15.0-1036.39 linux-image-5.15.0-1040-gcp 5.15.0-1040.48 linux-image-5.15.0-1040-gke 5.15.0-1040.45 linux-image-5.15.0-1040-kvm 5.15.0-1040.45 linux-image-5.15.0-1041-oracle 5.15.0-1041.47 linux-image-5.15.0-1043-aws 5.15.0-1043.48 linux-image-5.15.0-82-generic 5.15.0-82.91 linux-image-5.15.0-82-generic-64k 5.15.0-82.91 linux-image-5.15.0-82-generic-lpae 5.15.0-82.91 linux-image-5.15.0-82-lowlatency 5.15.0-82.91 linux-image-5.15.0-82-lowlatency-64k 5.15.0-82.91 linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 5.15.0.1043.42 linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 5.15.0.1040.36 linux-image-generic 5.15.0.82.78 linux-image-generic-64k 5.15.0.82.78 linux-image-generic-lpae 5.15.0.82.78 linux-image-gke 5.15.0.1040.39 linux-image-gke-5.15 5.15.0.1040.39 linux-image-gkeop 5.15.0.1026.25 linux-image-gkeop-5.15 5.15.0.1026.25 linux-image-ibm 5.15.0.1036.32 linux-image-kvm 5.15.0.1040.36 linux-image-lowlatency 5.15.0.82.84 linux-image-lowlatency-64k 5.15.0.82.84 linux-image-nvidia 5.15.0.1031.31 linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency 5.15.0.1031.31 linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 5.15.0.1041.36 linux-image-virtual 5.15.0.82.78 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: linux-image-5.15.0-1041-oracle 5.15.0-1041.47~20.04.1 linux-image-5.15.0-1043-aws 5.15.0-1043.48~20.04.1 linux-image-5.15.0-82-generic 5.15.0-82.91~20.04.1 linux-image-5.15.0-82-generic-64k 5.15.0-82.91~20.04.1 linux-image-5.15.0-82-generic-lpae 5.15.0-82.91~20.04.1 linux-image-5.15.0-82-lowlatency 5.15.0-82.91~20.04.1 linux-image-5.15.0-82-lowlatency-64k 5.15.0-82.91~20.04.1 linux-image-aws 5.15.0.1043.48~20.04.31 linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 5.15.0.82.91~20.04.40 linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 5.15.0.82.91~20.04.40 linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 5.15.0.82.91~20.04.40 linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 5.15.0.82.91~20.04.37 linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 5.15.0.82.91~20.04.37 linux-image-oem-20.04 5.15.0.82.91~20.04.40 linux-image-oem-20.04b 5.15.0.82.91~20.04.40 linux-image-oem-20.04c 5.15.0.82.91~20.04.40 linux-image-oem-20.04d 5.15.0.82.91~20.04.40 linux-image-oracle 5.15.0.1041.47~20.04.1 linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 5.15.0.82.91~20.04.40 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-6315-1

CVE-2022-40982, CVE-2023-20593, CVE-2023-21400, CVE-2023-3609,

CVE-2023-3610, CVE-2023-3611, CVE-2023-3776, CVE-2023-3777,

CVE-2023-3995, CVE-2023-4004, CVE-2023-4015

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6315-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/5.15.0-82.91 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/5.15.0-1043.48 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/5.15.0-1040.48 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke/5.15.0-1040.45 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gkeop/5.15.0-1026.31 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ibm/5.15.0-1036.39 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/5.15.0-1040.45 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lowlatency/5.15.0-82.91 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-nvidia/5.15.0-1031.31 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/5.15.0-1041.47 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-5.15/5.15.0-1043.48~20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe-5.15/5.15.0-82.91~20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15/5.15.0-82.91~20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle-5.15/5.15.0-1041.47~20.04.1

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