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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: USN-6716-1 Critical: Kernel Denial of Service Threats

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Calendar Grey March 26, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Vulnerabilities in the Ubuntu Linux kernel highlighted in USN-6716-1. Ensure you upgrade your kernel to reduce potential threats.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

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:

Wenqing Liu discovered that the f2fs file system implementation in the

Linux kernel did not properly validate inode types while performing garbage

collection. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious f2fs image

that, when mounted and operated on, could cause a denial of service (system

crash). (CVE-2021-44879)

It was discovered that the DesignWare USB3 for Qualcomm SoCs driver in the

Linux kernel did not properly handle certain error conditions during device

registration. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of

service (system crash). (CVE-2023-22995)

It was discovered that the NVIDIA Tegra XUSB pad controller driver in the

Linux kernel did not properly handle return values in certain error

conditions. A local a...

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   linux-image-5.4.0-1126-azure    5.4.0-1126.133
   linux-image-azure-lts-20.04     5.4.0.1126.119

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   linux-image-5.4.0-1126-azure    5.4.0-1126.133~18.04.1
   linux-image-azure               5.4.0.1126.99

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-6716-1

CVE-2021-44879, CVE-2023-22995, CVE-2023-23000, CVE-2023-23004,

CVE-2023-4244, CVE-2023-51779, CVE-2023-51780, CVE-2023-51782,

CVE-2023-6121, CVE-2024-0340, CVE-2024-1086, CVE-2024-24855

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6716-1

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