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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-6441-3 Critical: Kernel Buffer Overflow

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Calendar Grey October 30, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Numerous vulnerabilities identified in Ubuntu's Linux kernel necessitate urgent measures to avert possible exploits and system failures.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:

- linux-iot: Linux kernel for IoT platforms

- linux-raspi: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systems

- linux-raspi-5.4: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 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, leadi...

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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-5.4.0-1024-iot      5.4.0-1024.25
   linux-image-5.4.0-1096-raspi    5.4.0-1096.107
   linux-image-raspi               5.4.0.1096.126
   linux-image-raspi2              5.4.0.1096.126

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   linux-image-5.4.0-1096-raspi    5.4.0-1096.107~18.04.1
   linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04     5.4.0.1096.93

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-6441-3

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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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-iot/5.4.0-1024.25
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi/5.4.0-1096.107

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