[USN-6440-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6440-1
October 19, 2023
linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15, linux-gcp,
linux-gcp-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oracle vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
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-4.15: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems
- linux-gcp-4.15: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments
- linux-azure: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems
- linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-hwe: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
- linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
Details:
Seth Jenkins discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly perform
address randomization for a per-cpu memory management structure. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory) or
in conjunction with another kernel vulnerability. (CVE-2023-0597)
It was discovered that the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel
contained a high rate of hash collisions in connection lookup table. A
remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (excessive CPU
consumption). (CVE-2023-1206)
Yu Hao and Weiteng Chen discovered that the Bluetooth HCI UART driver in
the Linux kernel contained a race condition, leading to a null pointer
dereference vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-31083)
Ross Lagerwall discovered that the Xen netback backend driver in the Linux
kernel did not properly handle certain unusual packets from a
paravirtualized network frontend, leading to a buffer overflow. An attacker
in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service (host system
crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-34319)
Lin Ma discovered that the Netlink Transformation (XFRM) subsystem in the
Linux kernel contained a null pointer dereference vulnerability in some
situations. A local privileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service (system crash). (CVE-2023-3772)
Kyle Zeng discovered that the networking stack implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate skb object size in certain conditions. An
attacker could use this cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-42752)
Kyle Zeng discovered that the netfiler subsystem in the Linux kernel did
not properly calculate array offsets, leading to a out-of-bounds write
vulnerability. A local user could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-42753)
Kyle Zeng discovered that the IPv4 Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP)
classifier implementation in the Linux kernel contained an out-of-bounds
read vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service (system crash). Please note that kernel packet classifier support
for RSVP has been removed to resolve this vulnerability. (CVE-2023-42755)
Bing-Jhong Billy Jheng discovered that the Unix domain socket
implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race condition in certain
situations, 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-2023-4622)
Budimir Markovic discovered that the qdisc implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate inner classes, leading to a use-after-free
vulnerability. A local user could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4623)
Alex Birnberg discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel
did not properly validate register length, leading to an out-of- bounds
write vulnerability. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-4881)
It was discovered that the Quick Fair Queueing scheduler implementation in
the Linux kernel did not properly handle network packets in certain
conditions, 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-2023-4921)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
linux-image-4.15.0-1146-kvm 4.15.0-1146.151
linux-image-4.15.0-1156-gcp 4.15.0-1156.173
linux-image-4.15.0-1162-aws 4.15.0-1162.175
linux-image-4.15.0-1171-azure 4.15.0-1171.186
linux-image-4.15.0-219-generic 4.15.0-219.230
linux-image-4.15.0-219-lowlatency 4.15.0-219.230
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1162.160
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1171.139
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1156.170
linux-image-generic 4.15.0.219.203
linux-image-kvm 4.15.0.1146.137
linux-image-lowlatency 4.15.0.219.203
linux-image-virtual 4.15.0.219.203
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
linux-image-4.15.0-1125-oracle 4.15.0-1125.136~16.04.1
linux-image-4.15.0-1156-gcp 4.15.0-1156.173~16.04.1
linux-image-4.15.0-1171-azure 4.15.0-1171.186~16.04.1
linux-image-4.15.0-219-generic 4.15.0-219.230~16.04.1
linux-image-4.15.0-219-lowlatency 4.15.0-219.230~16.04.1
linux-image-azure 4.15.0.1171.155
linux-image-gcp 4.15.0.1156.146
linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.219.3
linux-image-gke 4.15.0.1156.146
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.219.3
linux-image-oem 4.15.0.219.3
linux-image-oracle 4.15.0.1125.106
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.219.3
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-6440-1
CVE-2023-0597, CVE-2023-1206, CVE-2023-31083, CVE-2023-34319,
CVE-2023-3772, CVE-2023-42752, CVE-2023-42753, CVE-2023-42755,
CVE-2023-4622, CVE-2023-4623, CVE-2023-4881, CVE-2023-4921
A Linux kernel security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS and 18.04 LTS.
