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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: USN-6972-1 Critical: Linux Kernel Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey August 21, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Numerous vulnerabilities addressed in Ubuntu's Linux kernel, encompassing diverse subsystems and categories of risks.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:

- linux: Linux kernel

- linux-gcp-4.15: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems

- linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments

- linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems

- linux-hwe: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel

Details:

Yuxuan Hu discovered that the Bluetooth RFCOMM protocol driver in the Linux

Kernel contained a race condition, leading to a NULL pointer dereference.

An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system

crash). (CVE-2024-22099)

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Bluetooth subsystem

in the Linux kernel, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A

privileged local attacker could use this to possibly cause a denial of

service (system crash). (CVE-2024-24860)

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.

An attacker could possibly use these to compromis...

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security advisory denial of service Ubuntu system crash Linux kernel Bluetooth

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   linux-image-4.15.0-1155-kvm     4.15.0-1155.160
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.15.0-1165-gcp     4.15.0-1165.182
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.15.0-228-generic  4.15.0-228.240
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.15.0-228-lowlatency  4.15.0-228.240
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04       4.15.0.1165.178
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-generic             4.15.0.228.212
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-kvm                 4.15.0.1155.146
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-lowlatency          4.15.0.228.212
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-virtual             4.15.0.228.212
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   linux-image-4.15.0-1165-gcp     4.15.0-1165.182~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.15.0-228-generic  4.15.0-228.240~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.15.0-228-lowlatency  4.15.0-228.240~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-gcp                 4.15.0.1165.182~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04   4.15.0.228.240~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-gke                 4.15.0.1165.182~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04  4.15.0.228.240~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-oem                 4.15.0.228.240~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04   4.15.0.228.240~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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-6972-1

CVE-2023-52470, CVE-2023-52629, CVE-2023-52644, CVE-2023-52760,

CVE-2023-52806, CVE-2024-22099, CVE-2024-24860, CVE-2024-26600,

CVE-2024-26654, CVE-2024-26679, CVE-2024-26687, CVE-2024-26903,

CVE-2024-35835, CVE-2024-35955, CVE-2024-36901, CVE-2024-36940,

CVE-2024-39292, CVE-2024-39484

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6972-1

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security advisory denial of service Ubuntu system crash Linux kernel Bluetooth

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