USN-5579-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5579-1
August 24, 2022
linux, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel
- linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments
- linux-lts-xenial: Linux hardware enablement kernel from Xenial for Trusty
Details:
Roger Pau Monné discovered that the Xen virtual block driver in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory pages to be used for shared communication with the backend. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (guest kernel memory). (CVE-2022-26365)
Roger Pau Monné discovered that the Xen paravirtualization frontend in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory pages to be used for shared communication with the backend. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (guest kernel memory). (CVE-2022-33740)
It was discovered that the Xen paravirtualization frontend in the Linux
kernel incorrectly shared unrelated data when communicating with certain
backends. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(guest crash) or expose sensitive information (guest kernel memory).
(CVE-2022-33741)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
linux-image-4.4.0-1113-kvm 4.4.0-1113.123
linux-image-4.4.0-233-generic 4.4.0-233.267
linux-image-4.4.0-233-lowlatency 4.4.0-233.267
linux-image-generic 4.4.0.233.239
linux-image-kvm 4.4.0.1113.110
linux-image-lowlatency 4.4.0.233.239
linux-image-virtual 4.4.0.233.239
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
linux-image-4.4.0-233-generic 4.4.0-233.267~14.04.1
linux-image-4.4.0-233-lowlatency 4.4.0-233.267~14.04.1
linux-image-generic-lts-xenial 4.4.0.233.202
linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial 4.4.0.233.202
linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial 4.4.0.233.202
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-5579-1
CVE-2022-26365, CVE-2022-33740, CVE-2022-33741
A Linux kernel security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 14.04 ESM and 16.04 ESM.
