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Ubuntu 23.10, 22.04 LTS USN-6743-1 Moderate: Kernel Issues

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6743-1
April 19, 2024

linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-6.5, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-6.5,
linux-hwe-6.5, linux-laptop, linux-lowlatency, linux-nvidia-6.5,
linux-oem-6.5, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-6.5, linux-raspi,
linux-starfive, linux-starfive-6.5 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 23.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel
- linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-azure: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems
- linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-laptop: Linux kernel for Lenovo X13s ARM laptops
- linux-lowlatency: Linux low latency kernel
- linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
- linux-raspi: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systems
- linux-starfive: Linux kernel for StarFive processors
- linux-aws-6.5: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-gcp-6.5: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-hwe-6.5: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
- linux-nvidia-6.5: Linux kernel for NVIDIA systems
- linux-oem-6.5: Linux kernel for OEM systems
- linux-oracle-6.5: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
- linux-starfive-6.5: Linux kernel for StarFive processors

Details:

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
   - JFS file system;
   - BPF subsystem;
   - Netfilter;
(CVE-2023-52600, CVE-2024-26589, CVE-2024-26591, CVE-2024-26581,
CVE-2023-52603)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 23.10:
   linux-image-6.5.0-1012-starfive  6.5.0-1012.13
   linux-image-6.5.0-1014-laptop   6.5.0-1014.17
   linux-image-6.5.0-1015-raspi    6.5.0-1015.18
   linux-image-6.5.0-1018-aws      6.5.0-1018.18
   linux-image-6.5.0-1018-gcp      6.5.0-1018.18
   linux-image-6.5.0-1019-azure    6.5.0-1019.20
   linux-image-6.5.0-1019-azure-fde  6.5.0-1019.20
   linux-image-6.5.0-1021-oracle   6.5.0-1021.21
   linux-image-6.5.0-1021-oracle-64k  6.5.0-1021.21
   linux-image-6.5.0-28-generic    6.5.0-28.29
   linux-image-6.5.0-28-generic-64k  6.5.0-28.29
   linux-image-6.5.0-28-lowlatency  6.5.0-28.29.1
   linux-image-6.5.0-28-lowlatency-64k  6.5.0-28.29.1
   linux-image-aws                 6.5.0.1018.18
   linux-image-azure               6.5.0.1019.23
   linux-image-azure-fde           6.5.0.1019.23
   linux-image-gcp                 6.5.0.1018.18
   linux-image-generic             6.5.0.28.28
   linux-image-generic-64k         6.5.0.28.28
   linux-image-generic-lpae        6.5.0.28.28
   linux-image-kvm                 6.5.0.28.28
   linux-image-laptop-23.10        6.5.0.1014.17
   linux-image-lowlatency          6.5.0.28.29.1
   linux-image-lowlatency-64k      6.5.0.28.29.1
   linux-image-oracle              6.5.0.1021.23
   linux-image-oracle-64k          6.5.0.1021.23
   linux-image-raspi               6.5.0.1015.16
   linux-image-raspi-nolpae        6.5.0.1015.16
   linux-image-starfive            6.5.0.1012.14
   linux-image-virtual             6.5.0.28.28

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   linux-image-6.5.0-1012-starfive  6.5.0-1012.13~22.04.1
   linux-image-6.5.0-1015-nvidia   6.5.0-1015.15
   linux-image-6.5.0-1015-nvidia-64k  6.5.0-1015.15
   linux-image-6.5.0-1018-aws      6.5.0-1018.18~22.04.1
   linux-image-6.5.0-1018-gcp      6.5.0-1018.18~22.04.1
   linux-image-6.5.0-1020-oem      6.5.0-1020.21
   linux-image-6.5.0-1021-oracle   6.5.0-1021.21~22.04.1
   linux-image-6.5.0-1021-oracle-64k  6.5.0-1021.21~22.04.1
   linux-image-6.5.0-28-generic    6.5.0-28.29~22.04.1
   linux-image-6.5.0-28-generic-64k  6.5.0-28.29~22.04.1
   linux-image-aws                 6.5.0.1018.18~22.04.1
   linux-image-gcp                 6.5.0.1018.18~22.04.1
   linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04  6.5.0.28.29~22.04.1
   linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04   6.5.0.28.29~22.04.1
   linux-image-nvidia-6.5          6.5.0.1015.20
   linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.5      6.5.0.1015.20
   linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04  6.5.0.1015.20
   linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04    6.5.0.1015.20
   linux-image-oem-22.04           6.5.0.1020.22
   linux-image-oem-22.04a          6.5.0.1020.22
   linux-image-oem-22.04b          6.5.0.1020.22
   linux-image-oem-22.04c          6.5.0.1020.22
   linux-image-oem-22.04d          6.5.0.1020.22
   linux-image-oracle              6.5.0.1021.21~22.04.1
   linux-image-oracle-64k          6.5.0.1021.21~22.04.1
   linux-image-starfive            6.5.0.1012.13~22.04.1
   linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04   6.5.0.28.29~22.04.1

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-6743-1
   CVE-2023-52600, CVE-2023-52603, CVE-2024-26581, CVE-2024-26589,
   CVE-2024-26591

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/6.5.0-28.29
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/6.5.0-1018.18
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/6.5.0-1019.20
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/6.5.0-1018.18
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-laptop/6.5.0-1014.17
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lowlatency/6.5.0-28.29.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/6.5.0-1021.21
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi/6.5.0-1015.18
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-starfive/6.5.0-1012.13
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-6.5/6.5.0-1018.18~22.04.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp-6.5/6.5.0-1018.18~22.04.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe-6.5/6.5.0-28.29~22.04.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-nvidia-6.5/6.5.0-1015.15
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem-6.5/6.5.0-1020.21
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle-6.5/6.5.0-1021.21~22.04.1
 
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-starfive-6.5/6.5.0-1012.13~22.04.1

Ubuntu 23.10, 22.04 LTS USN-6743-1 Moderate: Kernel Issues

ubuntu
Calendar Grey April 19, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Essential security patches released for Ubuntu targeting several kernel vulnerabilities. It's imperative to keep your system current to reduce potential threats.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description: - linux: Linux kernel - linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems - linux-azure: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems - linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems - linux-laptop: Linux kernel for Lenovo X13s ARM laptops - linux-lowlatency: Linux low latency kernel - linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems - linux-raspi: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systems - linux-starfive: Linux kernel for StarFive processors - linux-aws-6.5: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems - linux-gcp-6.5: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems - linux-hwe-6.5: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel - linux-nvidia-6.5: Linux kernel for NVIDIA systems - linux-oem-6.5: Linux kernel for OEM systems - lin...

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10: linux-image-6.5.0-1012-starfive 6.5.0-1012.13 linux-image-6.5.0-1014-laptop 6.5.0-1014.17 linux-image-6.5.0-1015-raspi 6.5.0-1015.18 linux-image-6.5.0-1018-aws 6.5.0-1018.18 linux-image-6.5.0-1018-gcp 6.5.0-1018.18 linux-image-6.5.0-1019-azure 6.5.0-1019.20 linux-image-6.5.0-1019-azure-fde 6.5.0-1019.20 linux-image-6.5.0-1021-oracle 6.5.0-1021.21 linux-image-6.5.0-1021-oracle-64k 6.5.0-1021.21 linux-image-6.5.0-28-generic 6.5.0-28.29 linux-image-6.5.0-28-generic-64k 6.5.0-28.29 linux-image-6.5.0-28-lowlatency 6.5.0-28.29.1 linux-image-6.5.0-28-lowlatency-64k 6.5.0-28.29.1 linux-image-aws 6.5.0.1018.18 linux-image-azure 6.5.0.1019.23 linux-image-azure-fde 6.5.0.1019.23 linux-image-gcp 6.5.0.1018.18 linux-image-generic 6.5.0.28.28 linux-image-generic-64k 6.5.0.28.28 linux-image-generic-lpae 6.5.0.28.28 linux-image-kvm 6.5.0.28.28 linux-image-laptop-23.10 6.5.0.1014.17 linux-image-lowlatency 6.5.0.28.29.1 linux-image-lowlatency-64k 6.5.0.28.29.1 linux-image-oracle 6.5.0.1021.23 linux-image-oracle-64k 6.5.0.1021.23 linux-image-raspi 6.5.0.1015.16 linux-image-raspi-nolpae 6.5.0.1015.16 linux-image-starfive 6.5.0.1012.14 linux-image-virtual 6.5.0.28.28 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: linux-image-6.5.0-1012-starfive 6.5.0-1012.13~22.04.1 linux-image-6.5.0-1015-nvidia 6.5.0-1015.15 linux-image-6.5.0-1015-nvidia-64k 6.5.0-1015.15 linux-image-6.5.0-1018-aws 6.5.0-1018.18~22.04.1 linux-image-6.5.0-1018-gcp 6.5.0-1018.18~22.04.1 linux-image-6.5.0-1020-oem 6.5.0-1020.21 linux-image-6.5.0-1021-oracle 6.5.0-1021.21~22.04.1 linux-image-6.5.0-1021-oracle-64k 6.5.0-1021.21~22.04.1 linux-image-6.5.0-28-generic 6.5.0-28.29~22.04.1 linux-image-6.5.0-28-generic-64k 6.5.0-28.29~22.04.1 linux-image-aws 6.5.0.1018.18~22.04.1 linux-image-gcp 6.5.0.1018.18~22.04.1 linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 6.5.0.28.29~22.04.1 linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 6.5.0.28.29~22.04.1 linux-image-nvidia-6.5 6.5.0.1015.20 linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.5 6.5.0.1015.20 linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 6.5.0.1015.20 linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 6.5.0.1015.20 linux-image-oem-22.04 6.5.0.1020.22 linux-image-oem-22.04a 6.5.0.1020.22 linux-image-oem-22.04b 6.5.0.1020.22 linux-image-oem-22.04c 6.5.0.1020.22 linux-image-oem-22.04d 6.5.0.1020.22 linux-image-oracle 6.5.0.1021.21~22.04.1 linux-image-oracle-64k 6.5.0.1021.21~22.04.1 linux-image-starfive 6.5.0.1012.13~22.04.1 linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 6.5.0.28.29~22.04.1 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-6743-1

CVE-2023-52600, CVE-2023-52603, CVE-2024-26581, CVE-2024-26589,

CVE-2024-26591

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6743-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/6.5.0-28.29 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/6.5.0-1018.18 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/6.5.0-1019.20 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/6.5.0-1018.18 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-laptop/6.5.0-1014.17 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lowlatency/6.5.0-28.29.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/6.5.0-1021.21 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi/6.5.0-1015.18 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-starfive/6.5.0-1012.13 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-6.5/6.5.0-1018.18~22.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp-6.5/6.5.0-1018.18~22.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe-6.5/6.5.0-28.29~22.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-nvidia-6.5/6.5.0-1015.15 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem-6.5/6.5.0-1020.21 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle-6.5/6.5.0-1021.21~22.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-starfive-6.5/6.5.0-1012.13~22.04.1

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