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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-6441-1 Critical: Linux Kernel Buffer Overflow

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6441-1
October 19, 2023

linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.4, linux-gcp,
linux-gkeop, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.4, linux-kvm,
linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.4, linux-xilinx-zynqmp vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)

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-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-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
- linux-xilinx-zynqmp: Linux kernel for Xilinx ZynqMP processors
- linux-aws-5.4: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-azure-5.4: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure cloud systems
- linux-hwe-5.4: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
- linux-ibm-5.4: Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems
- linux-oracle-5.4: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems

Details:

Ross Lagerwall discovered that the Xen netback backend driver in the Linux
kernel did not properly handle certain unusual packets from a
paravirtualized network frontend, leading to a buffer overflow. An attacker
in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service (host system
crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-34319)

Kyle Zeng discovered that the networking stack implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate skb object size in certain conditions. An
attacker could use this cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-42752)

Kyle Zeng discovered that the netfiler subsystem in the Linux kernel did
not properly calculate array offsets, leading to a out-of-bounds write
vulnerability. A local user could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-42753)

Kyle Zeng discovered that the IPv4 Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP)
classifier implementation in the Linux kernel contained an out-of-bounds
read vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service (system crash). Please note that kernel packet classifier support
for RSVP has been removed to resolve this vulnerability. (CVE-2023-42755)

Kyle Zeng discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel
contained a race condition in IP set operations in certain situations. A
local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2023-42756)

Bing-Jhong Billy Jheng discovered that the Unix domain socket
implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race condition in certain
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-2023-4622)

Budimir Markovic discovered that the qdisc implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate inner classes, leading to a use-after-free
vulnerability. A local user could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4623)

Alex Birnberg discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel
did not properly validate register length, leading to an out-of- bounds
write vulnerability. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-4881)

It was discovered that the Quick Fair Queueing scheduler implementation in
the Linux kernel did not properly handle network packets in certain
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-2023-4921)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   linux-image-5.4.0-1032-xilinx-zynqmp  5.4.0-1032.36
   linux-image-5.4.0-1059-ibm      5.4.0-1059.64
   linux-image-5.4.0-1079-gkeop    5.4.0-1079.83
   linux-image-5.4.0-1101-kvm      5.4.0-1101.107
   linux-image-5.4.0-1111-oracle   5.4.0-1111.120
   linux-image-5.4.0-1112-aws      5.4.0-1112.121
   linux-image-5.4.0-1116-gcp      5.4.0-1116.125
   linux-image-5.4.0-1118-azure    5.4.0-1118.125
   linux-image-5.4.0-165-generic   5.4.0-165.182
   linux-image-5.4.0-165-generic-lpae  5.4.0-165.182
   linux-image-5.4.0-165-lowlatency  5.4.0-165.182
   linux-image-aws-lts-20.04       5.4.0.1112.109
   linux-image-azure-lts-20.04     5.4.0.1118.111
   linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04       5.4.0.1116.118
   linux-image-generic             5.4.0.165.162
   linux-image-generic-lpae        5.4.0.165.162
   linux-image-gkeop               5.4.0.1079.77
   linux-image-gkeop-5.4           5.4.0.1079.77
   linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04       5.4.0.1059.88
   linux-image-kvm                 5.4.0.1101.96
   linux-image-lowlatency          5.4.0.165.162
   linux-image-oem                 5.4.0.165.162
   linux-image-oem-osp1            5.4.0.165.162
   linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04    5.4.0.1111.104
   linux-image-virtual             5.4.0.165.162
   linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp       5.4.0.1032.32

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   linux-image-5.4.0-1059-ibm      5.4.0-1059.64~18.04.1
   linux-image-5.4.0-1111-oracle   5.4.0-1111.120~18.04.1
   linux-image-5.4.0-1112-aws      5.4.0-1112.121~18.04.2
   linux-image-5.4.0-1118-azure    5.4.0-1118.125~18.04.1
   linux-image-5.4.0-165-generic   5.4.0-165.182~18.04.1
   linux-image-5.4.0-165-lowlatency  5.4.0-165.182~18.04.1
   linux-image-aws                 5.4.0.1112.90
   linux-image-azure               5.4.0.1118.91
   linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04   5.4.0.165.182~18.04.132
   linux-image-ibm                 5.4.0.1059.70
   linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04  5.4.0.165.182~18.04.132
   linux-image-oem                 5.4.0.165.182~18.04.132
   linux-image-oem-osp1            5.4.0.165.182~18.04.132
   linux-image-oracle              5.4.0.1111.120~18.04.83
   linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04  5.4.0.165.182~18.04.132
   linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04   5.4.0.165.182~18.04.132

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-6441-1
   CVE-2023-34319, CVE-2023-42752, CVE-2023-42753, CVE-2023-42755,
   CVE-2023-42756, CVE-2023-4622, CVE-2023-4623, CVE-2023-4881,
   CVE-2023-4921

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/5.4.0-165.182
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/5.4.0-1112.121
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/5.4.0-1118.125
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/5.4.0-1116.125
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gkeop/5.4.0-1079.83
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ibm/5.4.0-1059.64
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/5.4.0-1101.107
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/5.4.0-1111.120
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-xilinx-zynqmp/5.4.0-1032.36

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-6441-1 Critical: Linux Kernel Buffer Overflow

ubuntu
Calendar Grey October 20, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several vulnerabilities addressed in Ubuntu Linux kernel impacting multiple cloud platforms. It is advisable to apply updates.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) 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-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-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems - linux-xilinx-zynqmp: Linux kernel for Xilinx ZynqMP processors - linux-aws-5.4: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems - linux-azure-5.4: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure cloud systems - linux-hwe-5.4: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel - linux-ibm-5.4: Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems - ...

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: linux-image-5.4.0-1032-xilinx-zynqmp 5.4.0-1032.36 linux-image-5.4.0-1059-ibm 5.4.0-1059.64 linux-image-5.4.0-1079-gkeop 5.4.0-1079.83 linux-image-5.4.0-1101-kvm 5.4.0-1101.107 linux-image-5.4.0-1111-oracle 5.4.0-1111.120 linux-image-5.4.0-1112-aws 5.4.0-1112.121 linux-image-5.4.0-1116-gcp 5.4.0-1116.125 linux-image-5.4.0-1118-azure 5.4.0-1118.125 linux-image-5.4.0-165-generic 5.4.0-165.182 linux-image-5.4.0-165-generic-lpae 5.4.0-165.182 linux-image-5.4.0-165-lowlatency 5.4.0-165.182 linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 5.4.0.1112.109 linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 5.4.0.1118.111 linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 5.4.0.1116.118 linux-image-generic 5.4.0.165.162 linux-image-generic-lpae 5.4.0.165.162 linux-image-gkeop 5.4.0.1079.77 linux-image-gkeop-5.4 5.4.0.1079.77 linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 5.4.0.1059.88 linux-image-kvm 5.4.0.1101.96 linux-image-lowlatency 5.4.0.165.162 linux-image-oem 5.4.0.165.162 linux-image-oem-osp1 5.4.0.165.162 linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 5.4.0.1111.104 linux-image-virtual 5.4.0.165.162 linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp 5.4.0.1032.32 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): linux-image-5.4.0-1059-ibm 5.4.0-1059.64~18.04.1 linux-image-5.4.0-1111-oracle 5.4.0-1111.120~18.04.1 linux-image-5.4.0-1112-aws 5.4.0-1112.121~18.04.2 linux-image-5.4.0-1118-azure 5.4.0-1118.125~18.04.1 linux-image-5.4.0-165-generic 5.4.0-165.182~18.04.1 linux-image-5.4.0-165-lowlatency 5.4.0-165.182~18.04.1 linux-image-aws 5.4.0.1112.90 linux-image-azure 5.4.0.1118.91 linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.165.182~18.04.132 linux-image-ibm 5.4.0.1059.70 linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.165.182~18.04.132 linux-image-oem 5.4.0.165.182~18.04.132 linux-image-oem-osp1 5.4.0.165.182~18.04.132 linux-image-oracle 5.4.0.1111.120~18.04.83 linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.165.182~18.04.132 linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.165.182~18.04.132 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-6441-1

CVE-2023-34319, CVE-2023-42752, CVE-2023-42753, CVE-2023-42755,

CVE-2023-42756, CVE-2023-4622, CVE-2023-4623, CVE-2023-4881,

CVE-2023-4921

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6441-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/5.4.0-165.182 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/5.4.0-1112.121 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/5.4.0-1118.125 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/5.4.0-1116.125 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gkeop/5.4.0-1079.83 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ibm/5.4.0-1059.64 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/5.4.0-1101.107 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/5.4.0-1111.120 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-xilinx-zynqmp/5.4.0-1032.36

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