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Ubuntu 23.04: USN-6412-1 Moderate: Kernel Security Enhancements

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6412-1
October 04, 2023

linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-6.2, linux-azure, linux-azure-6.2,
linux-azure-fde-6.2, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-6.2, linux-hwe-6.2, linux-kvm,
linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2, linux-oracle, linux-raspi,
linux-starfive vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.04 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-azure: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems
- linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments
- linux-lowlatency: Linux low latency kernel
- linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
- linux-raspi: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systems
- linux-starfive: Linux kernel for StarFive processors
- linux-aws-6.2: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-azure-6.2: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure cloud systems
- linux-azure-fde-6.2: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure CVM cloud systems
- linux-gcp-6.2: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-hwe-6.2: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
- linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2: Linux low latency kernel

Details:

Hyunwoo Kim discovered that the DVB Core driver in the Linux kernel
contained a race condition during device removal, leading to a use-after-
free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause
a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2022-45886, CVE-2022-45919)

Hyunwoo Kim discovered that the Technotrend/Hauppauge USB DEC driver in the
Linux kernel did not properly handle device removal events. A physically
proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash). (CVE-2022-45887)

It was discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate MFT flags in certain situations. An
attacker could use this to construct a malicious NTFS image that, when
mounted and operated on, could cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2022-48425)

It was discovered that the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel
contained a high rate of hash collisions in connection lookup table. A
remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (excessive CPU
consumption). (CVE-2023-1206)

Daniel Trujillo, Johannes Wikner, and Kaveh Razavi discovered that some AMD
processors utilising speculative execution and branch prediction may allow
unauthorised memory reads via a speculative side-channel attack. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information, including kernel
memory. (CVE-2023-20569)

It was discovered that the IPv6 RPL protocol implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly handle user-supplied data. A remote attacker could
use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-2156)

Yang Lan discovered that the GFS2 file system implementation in the Linux
kernel could attempt to dereference a null pointer in some situations. An
attacker could use this to construct a malicious GFS2 image that, when
mounted and operated on, could cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2023-3212)

It was discovered that the KSMBD implementation in the Linux kernel did not
properly validate buffer sizes in certain operations, leading to an integer
underflow and out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A remote attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose
sensitive information. (CVE-2023-38427)

Chih-Yen Chang discovered that the KSMBD implementation in the Linux kernel
did not properly validate packet header sizes in certain situations,
leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A remote attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose
sensitive information. (CVE-2023-38431)

Andy Nguyen discovered that the KVM implementation for AMD processors in
the Linux kernel with Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) contained a
race condition when accessing the GHCB page. A local attacker in a SEV
guest VM could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (host system
crash). (CVE-2023-4155)

It was discovered that the TUN/TAP driver in the Linux kernel did not
properly initialize socket data. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-4194)

Maxim Suhanov discovered that the exFAT file system implementation in the
Linux kernel did not properly check a file name length, leading to an out-
of-bounds write vulnerability. An attacker could use this to construct a
malicious exFAT image that, when mounted and operated on, could cause a
denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2023-4273)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 23.04:
   linux-image-6.2.0-1006-starfive  6.2.0-1006.7
   linux-image-6.2.0-1013-aws      6.2.0-1013.13
   linux-image-6.2.0-1013-oracle   6.2.0-1013.13
   linux-image-6.2.0-1014-azure    6.2.0-1014.14
   linux-image-6.2.0-1014-kvm      6.2.0-1014.14
   linux-image-6.2.0-1014-lowlatency  6.2.0-1014.14
   linux-image-6.2.0-1014-lowlatency-64k  6.2.0-1014.14
   linux-image-6.2.0-1014-raspi    6.2.0-1014.16
   linux-image-6.2.0-1016-gcp      6.2.0-1016.18
   linux-image-6.2.0-34-generic    6.2.0-34.34
   linux-image-6.2.0-34-generic-64k  6.2.0-34.34
   linux-image-6.2.0-34-generic-lpae  6.2.0-34.34
   linux-image-aws                 6.2.0.1013.14
   linux-image-azure               6.2.0.1014.14
   linux-image-gcp                 6.2.0.1016.16
   linux-image-generic             6.2.0.34.34
   linux-image-generic-64k         6.2.0.34.34
   linux-image-generic-lpae        6.2.0.34.34
   linux-image-kvm                 6.2.0.1014.14
   linux-image-lowlatency          6.2.0.1014.14
   linux-image-lowlatency-64k      6.2.0.1014.14
   linux-image-oracle              6.2.0.1013.13
   linux-image-raspi               6.2.0.1014.17
   linux-image-raspi-nolpae        6.2.0.1014.17
   linux-image-starfive            6.2.0.1006.9
   linux-image-virtual             6.2.0.34.34

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   linux-image-6.2.0-1013-aws      6.2.0-1013.13~22.04.1
   linux-image-6.2.0-1014-azure    6.2.0-1014.14~22.04.1
   linux-image-6.2.0-1014-azure-fde  6.2.0-1014.14~22.04.1.1
   linux-image-6.2.0-1014-lowlatency  6.2.0-1014.14~22.04.1
   linux-image-6.2.0-1014-lowlatency-64k  6.2.0-1014.14~22.04.1
   linux-image-6.2.0-1016-gcp      6.2.0-1016.18~22.04.1
   linux-image-6.2.0-34-generic    6.2.0-34.34~22.04.1
   linux-image-6.2.0-34-generic-64k  6.2.0-34.34~22.04.1
   linux-image-6.2.0-34-generic-lpae  6.2.0-34.34~22.04.1
   linux-image-aws                 6.2.0.1013.13~22.04.1
   linux-image-azure               6.2.0.1014.14~22.04.1
   linux-image-azure-fde           6.2.0.1014.14~22.04.1.11
   linux-image-gcp                 6.2.0.1016.18~22.04.1
   linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04  6.2.0.34.34~22.04.11
   linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04   6.2.0.34.34~22.04.11
   linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-22.04  6.2.0.34.34~22.04.11
   linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04  6.2.0.1014.14~22.04.11
   linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04  6.2.0.1014.14~22.04.11
   linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04   6.2.0.34.34~22.04.11

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-6412-1
   CVE-2022-45886, CVE-2022-45887, CVE-2022-45919, CVE-2022-48425,
   CVE-2023-1206, CVE-2023-20569, CVE-2023-2156, CVE-2023-3212,
   CVE-2023-38427, CVE-2023-38431, CVE-2023-4155, CVE-2023-4194,
   CVE-2023-4273

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/6.2.0-34.34
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/6.2.0-1013.13
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/6.2.0-1014.14
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/6.2.0-1016.18
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/6.2.0-1014.14
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lowlatency/6.2.0-1014.14
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/6.2.0-1013.13
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi/6.2.0-1014.16
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-starfive/6.2.0-1006.7
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-6.2/6.2.0-1013.13~22.04.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure-6.2/6.2.0-1014.14~22.04.1
 
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure-fde-6.2/6.2.0-1014.14~22.04.1.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp-6.2/6.2.0-1016.18~22.04.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe-6.2/6.2.0-34.34~22.04.1
 
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2/6.2.0-1014.14~22.04.1

Ubuntu 23.04: USN-6412-1 Moderate: Kernel Security Enhancements

ubuntu
Calendar Grey October 4, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Latest patches address several weaknesses in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu installations, improving overall security and system reliability.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.04 - Ubuntu 22.04 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-azure: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems - linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems - linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments - linux-lowlatency: Linux low latency kernel - linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems - linux-raspi: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systems - linux-starfive: Linux kernel for StarFive processors - linux-aws-6.2: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems - linux-azure-6.2: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure cloud systems - linux-azure-fde-6.2: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure CVM cloud systems - linux-gcp-6.2: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems - linux-hwe-6.2: Linux hardw...

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.04: linux-image-6.2.0-1006-starfive 6.2.0-1006.7 linux-image-6.2.0-1013-aws 6.2.0-1013.13 linux-image-6.2.0-1013-oracle 6.2.0-1013.13 linux-image-6.2.0-1014-azure 6.2.0-1014.14 linux-image-6.2.0-1014-kvm 6.2.0-1014.14 linux-image-6.2.0-1014-lowlatency 6.2.0-1014.14 linux-image-6.2.0-1014-lowlatency-64k 6.2.0-1014.14 linux-image-6.2.0-1014-raspi 6.2.0-1014.16 linux-image-6.2.0-1016-gcp 6.2.0-1016.18 linux-image-6.2.0-34-generic 6.2.0-34.34 linux-image-6.2.0-34-generic-64k 6.2.0-34.34 linux-image-6.2.0-34-generic-lpae 6.2.0-34.34 linux-image-aws 6.2.0.1013.14 linux-image-azure 6.2.0.1014.14 linux-image-gcp 6.2.0.1016.16 linux-image-generic 6.2.0.34.34 linux-image-generic-64k 6.2.0.34.34 linux-image-generic-lpae 6.2.0.34.34 linux-image-kvm 6.2.0.1014.14 linux-image-lowlatency 6.2.0.1014.14 linux-image-lowlatency-64k 6.2.0.1014.14 linux-image-oracle 6.2.0.1013.13 linux-image-raspi 6.2.0.1014.17 linux-image-raspi-nolpae 6.2.0.1014.17 linux-image-starfive 6.2.0.1006.9 linux-image-virtual 6.2.0.34.34 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: linux-image-6.2.0-1013-aws 6.2.0-1013.13~22.04.1 linux-image-6.2.0-1014-azure 6.2.0-1014.14~22.04.1 linux-image-6.2.0-1014-azure-fde 6.2.0-1014.14~22.04.1.1 linux-image-6.2.0-1014-lowlatency 6.2.0-1014.14~22.04.1 linux-image-6.2.0-1014-lowlatency-64k 6.2.0-1014.14~22.04.1 linux-image-6.2.0-1016-gcp 6.2.0-1016.18~22.04.1 linux-image-6.2.0-34-generic 6.2.0-34.34~22.04.1 linux-image-6.2.0-34-generic-64k 6.2.0-34.34~22.04.1 linux-image-6.2.0-34-generic-lpae 6.2.0-34.34~22.04.1 linux-image-aws 6.2.0.1013.13~22.04.1 linux-image-azure 6.2.0.1014.14~22.04.1 linux-image-azure-fde 6.2.0.1014.14~22.04.1.11 linux-image-gcp 6.2.0.1016.18~22.04.1 linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 6.2.0.34.34~22.04.11 linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 6.2.0.34.34~22.04.11 linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-22.04 6.2.0.34.34~22.04.11 linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 6.2.0.1014.14~22.04.11 linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 6.2.0.1014.14~22.04.11 linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 6.2.0.34.34~22.04.11 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-6412-1

CVE-2022-45886, CVE-2022-45887, CVE-2022-45919, CVE-2022-48425,

CVE-2023-1206, CVE-2023-20569, CVE-2023-2156, CVE-2023-3212,

CVE-2023-38427, CVE-2023-38431, CVE-2023-4155, CVE-2023-4194,

CVE-2023-4273

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6412-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/6.2.0-34.34 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/6.2.0-1013.13 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/6.2.0-1014.14 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/6.2.0-1016.18 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/6.2.0-1014.14 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lowlatency/6.2.0-1014.14 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/6.2.0-1013.13 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi/6.2.0-1014.16 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-starfive/6.2.0-1006.7 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-6.2/6.2.0-1013.13~22.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure-6.2/6.2.0-1014.14~22.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure-fde-6.2/6.2.0-1014.14~22.04.1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp-6.2/6.2.0-1016.18~22.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe-6.2/6.2.0-34.34~22.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2/6.2.0-1014.14~22.04.1

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