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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS USN-6516-1 Critical: Kernel Denial of Service Issues

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6516-1
November 27, 2023

linux-intel-iotg, linux-intel-iotg-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-intel-iotg: Linux kernel for Intel IoT platforms
- linux-intel-iotg-5.15: Linux kernel for Intel IoT platforms

Details:

Ivan D Barrera, Christopher Bednarz, Mustafa Ismail, and Shiraz Saleem
discovered that the InfiniBand RDMA driver in the Linux kernel did not
properly check for zero-length STAG or MR registration. A remote attacker
could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-25775)

Yu Hao and Weiteng Chen discovered that the Bluetooth HCI UART driver in
the Linux kernel contained a race condition, leading to a null pointer
dereference vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-31083)

Yu Hao discovered that the UBI driver in the Linux kernel did not properly
check for MTD with zero erasesize during device attachment. A local
privileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash). (CVE-2023-31085)

Lin Ma discovered that the Netlink Transformation (XFRM) subsystem in the
Linux kernel contained a null pointer dereference vulnerability in some
situations. A local privileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service (system crash). (CVE-2023-3772)

Manfred Rudigier discovered that the Intel(R) PCI-Express Gigabit (igb)
Ethernet driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate received
frames that are larger than the set MTU size, leading to a buffer overflow
vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-45871)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   linux-image-5.15.0-1045-intel-iotg  5.15.0-1045.51
   linux-image-intel-iotg          5.15.0.1045.45

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   linux-image-5.15.0-1045-intel-iotg  5.15.0-1045.51~20.04.1
   linux-image-intel               5.15.0.1045.51~20.04.35
   linux-image-intel-iotg          5.15.0.1045.51~20.04.35

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:
   
   CVE-2023-25775, CVE-2023-31083, CVE-2023-31085, CVE-2023-3772,
   CVE-2023-45871

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-intel-iotg/5.15.0-1045.51
 
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-intel-iotg-5.15/5.15.0-1045.51~20.04.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS USN-6516-1 Critical: Kernel Denial of Service Issues

ubuntu
Calendar Grey November 27, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Essential update for the Ubuntu community addressing critical kernel fixes and vulnerabilities to combat security threats.
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-intel-iotg: Linux kernel for Intel IoT platforms - linux-intel-iotg-5.15: Linux kernel for Intel IoT platforms Details: Ivan D Barrera, Christopher Bednarz, Mustafa Ismail, and Shiraz Saleem discovered that the InfiniBand RDMA driver in the Linux kernel did not properly check for zero-length STAG or MR registration. A remote attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-25775) Yu Hao and Weiteng Chen discovered that the Bluetooth HCI UART driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-31083) Yu Hao discovered that the UBI driver in the Linux kernel did not properly check for MTD...

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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-5.15.0-1045-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1045.51 linux-image-intel-iotg 5.15.0.1045.45 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: linux-image-5.15.0-1045-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1045.51~20.04.1 linux-image-intel 5.15.0.1045.51~20.04.35 linux-image-intel-iotg 5.15.0.1045.51~20.04.35 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

CVE-2023-25775, CVE-2023-31083, CVE-2023-31085, CVE-2023-3772,

CVE-2023-45871

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6516-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-intel-iotg/5.15.0-1045.51 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-intel-iotg-5.15/5.15.0-1045.51~20.04.1

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