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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: 7183-1 critical: Multiple kernel issues resolved

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Calendar Grey January 6, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Recent patches address type misalignment and memory management flaws within the Ubuntu kernel, mitigating crash incidents and reducing potential execution vulnerabilities.
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-lts-xenial: Linux hardware enablement kernel from Xenial for Trusty

Details:

Andy Nguyen discovered that the Bluetooth L2CAP implementation in the Linux

kernel contained a type-confusion error. A physically proximate remote

attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or

possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-12351)

Andy Nguyen discovered that the Bluetooth A2MP implementation in the Linux

kernel did not properly initialize memory in some situations. A physically

proximate remote attacker could use this to expose sensitive information

(kernel memory). (CVE-2020-12352)

Andy Nguyen discovered that the Bluetooth HCI event packet parser in the

Linux kernel did not properly handle event advertisements of certain sizes,

leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. A physically proximate remote

attacker could use this to cause a deni...

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   linux-image-4.4.0-262-generic   4.4.0-262.296
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.4.0-262-lowlatency  4.4.0-262.296
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-generic             4.4.0.262.268
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-generic-lts-xenial  4.4.0.262.268
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-lowlatency          4.4.0.262.268
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial  4.4.0.262.268
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-virtual             4.4.0.262.268
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial  4.4.0.262.268
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
   linux-image-4.4.0-262-generic   4.4.0-262.296~14.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.4.0-262-lowlatency  4.4.0-262.296~14.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-generic-lts-xenial  4.4.0.262.296~14.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial  4.4.0.262.296~14.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial  4.4.0.262.296~14.04.1
                                   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-7183-1

CVE-2020-12351, CVE-2020-12352, CVE-2020-24490, CVE-2021-47086,

CVE-2021-47118, CVE-2021-47501, CVE-2022-36402, CVE-2023-35827,

CVE-2023-52507, CVE-2023-52509, CVE-2023-52594, CVE-2024-26625,

CVE-2024-26777, CVE-2024-35886, CVE-2024-36270, CVE-2024-36941,

CVE-2024-36946, CVE-2024-36968, CVE-2024-38619, CVE-2024-38633,

CVE-2024-39301, CVE-2024-40912, CVE-2024-40959, CVE-2024-42090,

CVE-2024-42101, CVE-2024-42153, CVE-2024-43856, CVE-2024-43884,

CVE-2024-44944, CVE-2024-44947, CVE-2024-45021, CVE-2024-49967,

CVE-2024-53057

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7183-1

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