[USN-6383-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6383-1
September 19, 2023
linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-6.2, linux-azure, linux-azure-6.2,
linux-azure-fde-6.2, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-6.2, linux-hwe-6.2, linux-ibm,
linux-kvm, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2, linux-oracle,
linux-raspi, linux-starfive vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 23.04
- 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-ibm: Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems
- linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments
- 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-6.2: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-azure-6.2: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure cloud systems
- linux-azure-fde-6.2: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure CVM cloud systems
- linux-gcp-6.2: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-hwe-6.2: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
- linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2: Linux low latency kernel
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 the ARM64 KVM implementation in the Linux kernel did
not properly restrict hypervisor memory access. An attacker in a guest VM
could use this to execute arbitrary code in the host OS. (CVE-2023-21264)
It was discovered that the bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel did not
properly handle L2CAP socket release, 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-2023-40283)
It was discovered that some network classifier implementations in the Linux
kernel contained use-after-free vulnerabilities. A local attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4128)
Lonial Con discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel
contained a memory leak when handling certain element flush operations. A
local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel
memory). (CVE-2023-4569)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 23.04:
linux-image-6.2.0-1005-starfive 6.2.0-1005.6
linux-image-6.2.0-1010-ibm 6.2.0-1010.10
linux-image-6.2.0-1012-aws 6.2.0-1012.12
linux-image-6.2.0-1012-azure 6.2.0-1012.12
linux-image-6.2.0-1012-oracle 6.2.0-1012.12
linux-image-6.2.0-1013-kvm 6.2.0-1013.13
linux-image-6.2.0-1013-lowlatency 6.2.0-1013.13
linux-image-6.2.0-1013-lowlatency-64k 6.2.0-1013.13
linux-image-6.2.0-1013-raspi 6.2.0-1013.15
linux-image-6.2.0-1014-gcp 6.2.0-1014.14
linux-image-6.2.0-33-generic 6.2.0-33.33+1
linux-image-6.2.0-33-generic-64k 6.2.0-33.33+1
linux-image-6.2.0-33-generic-lpae 6.2.0-33.33
linux-image-aws 6.2.0.1012.13
linux-image-azure 6.2.0.1012.12
linux-image-gcp 6.2.0.1014.14
linux-image-generic 6.2.0.33.33
linux-image-generic-64k 6.2.0.33.33
linux-image-generic-lpae 6.2.0.33.33
linux-image-ibm 6.2.0.1010.10
linux-image-kvm 6.2.0.1013.13
linux-image-lowlatency 6.2.0.1013.13
linux-image-lowlatency-64k 6.2.0.1013.13
linux-image-oracle 6.2.0.1012.12
linux-image-raspi 6.2.0.1013.16
linux-image-raspi-nolpae 6.2.0.1013.16
linux-image-starfive 6.2.0.1005.8
linux-image-virtual 6.2.0.33.33
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
linux-image-6.2.0-1012-aws 6.2.0-1012.12~22.04.1
linux-image-6.2.0-1012-azure 6.2.0-1012.12~22.04.1
linux-image-6.2.0-1012-azure-fde 6.2.0-1012.12~22.04.1.1
linux-image-6.2.0-1013-lowlatency 6.2.0-1013.13~22.04.1
linux-image-6.2.0-1013-lowlatency-64k 6.2.0-1013.13~22.04.1
linux-image-6.2.0-1014-gcp 6.2.0-1014.14~22.04.1
linux-image-6.2.0-33-generic 6.2.0-33.33~22.04.1
linux-image-6.2.0-33-generic-64k 6.2.0-33.33~22.04.1
linux-image-6.2.0-33-generic-lpae 6.2.0-33.33~22.04.1
linux-image-aws 6.2.0.1012.12~22.04.1
linux-image-azure 6.2.0.1012.12~22.04.1
linux-image-azure-fde 6.2.0.1012.12~22.04.1.9
linux-image-gcp 6.2.0.1014.14~22.04.1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 6.2.0.33.33~22.04.10
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 6.2.0.33.33~22.04.10
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-22.04 6.2.0.33.33~22.04.10
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 6.2.0.1013.13~22.04.10
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 6.2.0.1013.13~22.04.10
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 6.2.0.33.33~22.04.10
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-6383-1
CVE-2023-20588, CVE-2023-21264, CVE-2023-40283, CVE-2023-4128,
CVE-2023-4569
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/6.2.0-33.33
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/6.2.0-1012.12
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/6.2.0-1012.12
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/6.2.0-1014.14
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ibm/6.2.0-1010.10
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/6.2.0-1013.13
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lowlatency/6.2.0-1013.13
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/6.2.0-1012.12
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi/6.2.0-1013.15
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-starfive/6.2.0-1005.6
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-6.2/6.2.0-1012.12~22.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure-6.2/6.2.0-1012.12~22.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure-fde-6.2/6.2.0-1012.12~22.04.1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp-6.2/6.2.0-1014.14~22.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe-6.2/6.2.0-33.33~22.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2/6.2.0-1013.13~22.04.1
A Linux kernel vulnerabilities security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 22.04 LTS and 23.04.
