========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6602-1 January 25, 2024
linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description: - linux: Linux kernel - linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments - linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems - linux-lts-xenial: Linux hardware enablement kernel from Xenial for Trusty Details: Jana Hofmann, Emanuele Vannacci, Cedric Fournet, Boris Kopf, and Oleksii Oleksenko discovered that some AMD processors could leak stale data from division operations in certain situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2023-20588) It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Linux kernel when performing operations with kernel objects, leading to an out-of-bounds write. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-45863) It was discovered that the CIFS network file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the server frame size in certain situation, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious CIFS image that, when operated on, could cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information. (CVE-2023-6606) Budimir Markovic, Lucas De Marchi, and Pengfei Xu discovered that the perf subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate all event sizes when attaching new events, leading to an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-6931) It was discovered that the IGMP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race condition, 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-2023-6932) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): linux-image-4.4.0-1128-kvm 4.4.0-1128.138 linux-image-4.4.0-250-generic 4.4.0-250.284 linux-image-4.4.0-250-lowlatency 4.4.0-250.284 linux-image-generic 4.4.0.250.256 linux-image-generic-lts-xenial 4.4.0.250.256 linux-image-kvm 4.4.0.1128.125 linux-image-lowlatency 4.4.0.250.256 linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial 4.4.0.250.256 linux-image-virtual 4.4.0.250.256 linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial 4.4.0.250.256 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): linux-image-4.4.0-1127-aws 4.4.0-1127.133 linux-image-4.4.0-250-generic 4.4.0-250.284~14.04.1 linux-image-4.4.0-250-lowlatency 4.4.0-250.284~14.04.1 linux-image-aws 4.4.0.1127.124 linux-image-generic-lts-xenial 4.4.0.250.217 linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial 4.4.0.250.217 linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial 4.4.0.250.217 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-6602-1 CVE-2023-20588, CVE-2023-45863, CVE-2023-6606, CVE-2023-6931, CVE-2023-6932
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