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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

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 to cause a denial of service

(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-51782)

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security advisory denial of service critical ubuntu linux kernel out of bounds use after free

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

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security advisory denial of service critical ubuntu linux kernel out of bounds use after free

Package Information

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

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