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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS USN-6601-1 Critical: Denial of Service in Kernel

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The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6601-1
January 25, 2024

linux vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)

Summary:

The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.

Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel

Details:

It was discovered that the IGMP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel
contained a race condition, 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.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   linux-image-3.13.0-195-generic  3.13.0-195.246
   linux-image-3.13.0-195-lowlatency  3.13.0-195.246
   linux-image-generic             3.13.0.195.205
   linux-image-generic-lts-trusty  3.13.0.195.205
   linux-image-lowlatency          3.13.0.195.205
   linux-image-server              3.13.0.195.205
   linux-image-virtual             3.13.0.195.205

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-6601-1
   CVE-2023-6932

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS USN-6601-1 Critical: Denial of Service in Kernel

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Calendar Grey January 25, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Linux kernel timing issue exposes elevated privileges. Urgent update released for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS clients.
The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) Summary: The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator. Software Description: - linux: Linux kernel Details: It was discovered that the IGMP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race condition, 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.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): linux-image-3.13.0-195-generic 3.13.0-195.246 linux-image-3.13.0-195-lowlatency 3.13.0-195.246 linux-image-generic 3.13.0.195.205 linux-image-generic-lts-trusty 3.13.0.195.205 linux-image-lowlatency 3.13.0.195.205 linux-image-server 3.13.0.195.205 linux-image-virtual 3.13.0.195.205 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-6601-1

CVE-2023-6932

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