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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-6648-2 Moderate: Kernel System Crash Risks

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Calendar Grey February 28, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The Linux kernel for Ubuntu running on Azure has undergone a number of security patches. It is strongly advisable to apply these essential updates.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description: - linux-azure: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems - linux-azure-5.4: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure cloud systems Details: 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) Zhenghan Wang discovered that the generic ID allocator implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly check for null bitmap when releasing IDs. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-6915) Robert Morris discovered that the CIFS network file system implementation in th...

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical doS kernel system crash linux-azure

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: linux-image-5.4.0-1124-azure 5.4.0-1124.131 linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 5.4.0.1124.117 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): linux-image-5.4.0-1124-azure 5.4.0-1124.131~18.04.1 linux-image-azure 5.4.0.1124.97 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-6648-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6648-1

CVE-2023-51781, CVE-2023-6915, CVE-2024-0565, CVE-2024-0646

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6648-2

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical doS kernel system crash linux-azure

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/5.4.0-1124.131

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