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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS USN-6639-1 Critical: Multiple Kernel Threats

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Calendar Grey February 15, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The latest Ubuntu security notice USN-6639-1 highlights various kernel flaws that could compromise the stability and reliability of the Linux operating environment.
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 Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description: - linux-oem-6.1: Linux kernel for OEM systems Details: It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) subsystem of the Linux kernel, 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-2023-51780) It was discovered that a race condition existed in the AppleTalk networking subsystem of the Linux kernel, 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-2023-51781) It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Rose X.25 protocol implementation in the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after- free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this ...

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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-6.1.0-1033-oem 6.1.0-1033.33 linux-image-oem-22.04 6.1.0.1033.34 linux-image-oem-22.04a 6.1.0.1033.34 linux-image-oem-22.04b 6.1.0.1033.34 linux-image-oem-22.04c 6.1.0.1033.34 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-6639-1

CVE-2023-51780, CVE-2023-51781, CVE-2023-51782, CVE-2023-6121,

CVE-2023-6531, CVE-2023-6622, CVE-2023-6932, CVE-2024-0565,

CVE-2024-0607, CVE-2024-0646, CVE-2024-22705

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6639-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem-6.1/6.1.0-1033.33

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