==========================================================================
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6462-1
October 31, 2023

linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.4,
linux-bluefield, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-gkeop, linux-hwe-5.4,
linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.4, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.4,
linux-raspi, linux-raspi-5.4, linux-xilinx-zynqmp vulnerabilities
==========================================================================

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 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: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems
- linux-bluefield: Linux kernel for NVIDIA BlueField platforms
- linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-gkeop: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-ibm: Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems
- linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments
- linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
- linux-raspi: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systems
- linux-xilinx-zynqmp: Linux kernel for Xilinx ZynqMP processors
- linux-aws-5.4: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-azure-5.4: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure cloud systems
- linux-gcp-5.4: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-hwe-5.4: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
- linux-ibm-5.4: Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems
- linux-oracle-5.4: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
- linux-raspi-5.4: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 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)

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)

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)

It was discovered that the Siano USB MDTV receiver device driver in the
Linux kernel did not properly handle device initialization failures in
certain situations, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A physically
proximate attacker could use this cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2023-4132)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   linux-image-5.4.0-1033-xilinx-zynqmp  5.4.0-1033.37
   linux-image-5.4.0-1060-ibm      5.4.0-1060.65
   linux-image-5.4.0-1074-bluefield  5.4.0-1074.80
   linux-image-5.4.0-1080-gkeop    5.4.0-1080.84
   linux-image-5.4.0-1097-raspi    5.4.0-1097.109
   linux-image-5.4.0-1102-kvm      5.4.0-1102.108
   linux-image-5.4.0-1112-oracle   5.4.0-1112.121
   linux-image-5.4.0-1113-aws      5.4.0-1113.123
   linux-image-5.4.0-1117-gcp      5.4.0-1117.126
   linux-image-5.4.0-1119-azure    5.4.0-1119.126
   linux-image-5.4.0-166-generic   5.4.0-166.183
   linux-image-5.4.0-166-generic-lpae  5.4.0-166.183
   linux-image-5.4.0-166-lowlatency  5.4.0-166.183
   linux-image-aws-lts-20.04       5.4.0.1113.110
   linux-image-azure-lts-20.04     5.4.0.1119.112
   linux-image-bluefield           5.4.0.1074.69
   linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04       5.4.0.1117.119
   linux-image-generic             5.4.0.166.163
   linux-image-generic-lpae        5.4.0.166.163
   linux-image-gkeop               5.4.0.1080.78
   linux-image-gkeop-5.4           5.4.0.1080.78
   linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04       5.4.0.1060.89
   linux-image-kvm                 5.4.0.1102.97
   linux-image-lowlatency          5.4.0.166.163
   linux-image-oem                 5.4.0.166.163
   linux-image-oem-osp1            5.4.0.166.163
   linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04    5.4.0.1112.105
   linux-image-raspi               5.4.0.1097.127
   linux-image-raspi2              5.4.0.1097.127
   linux-image-virtual             5.4.0.166.163
   linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp       5.4.0.1033.33

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   linux-image-5.4.0-1060-ibm      5.4.0-1060.65~18.04.1
   linux-image-5.4.0-1097-raspi    5.4.0-1097.109~18.04.2
   linux-image-5.4.0-1112-oracle   5.4.0-1112.121~18.04.4
   linux-image-5.4.0-1113-aws      5.4.0-1113.123~18.04.1
   linux-image-5.4.0-1117-gcp      5.4.0-1117.126~18.04.1
   linux-image-5.4.0-1119-azure    5.4.0-1119.126~18.04.2
   linux-image-5.4.0-166-generic   5.4.0-166.183~18.04.2
   linux-image-5.4.0-166-lowlatency  5.4.0-166.183~18.04.2
   linux-image-aws                 5.4.0.1113.91
   linux-image-azure               5.4.0.1119.92
   linux-image-gcp                 5.4.0.1117.93
   linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04   5.4.0.166.183~18.04.134
   linux-image-ibm                 5.4.0.1060.71
   linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04  5.4.0.166.183~18.04.134
   linux-image-oem                 5.4.0.166.183~18.04.134
   linux-image-oem-osp1            5.4.0.166.183~18.04.134
   linux-image-oracle              5.4.0.1112.121~18.04.84
   linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04     5.4.0.1097.94
   linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04  5.4.0.166.183~18.04.134
   linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04   5.4.0.166.183~18.04.134

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-6462-1
   CVE-2023-0597, CVE-2023-31083, CVE-2023-3772, CVE-2023-4132

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/5.4.0-166.183
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/5.4.0-1113.123
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/5.4.0-1119.126
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-bluefield/5.4.0-1074.80
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/5.4.0-1117.126
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gkeop/5.4.0-1080.84
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ibm/5.4.0-1060.65
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/5.4.0-1102.108
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/5.4.0-1112.121
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi/5.4.0-1097.109
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-xilinx-zynqmp/5.4.0-1033.37

Ubuntu 6462-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

October 31, 2023
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 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: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems - linux-bluefield: Linux kernel for NVIDIA BlueField platforms - linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems - linux-gkeop: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems - linux-ibm: Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems - linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments - linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems - linux-raspi: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systems - linux-xilinx-zynqmp: Linux kernel for Xilinx ZynqMP processors - linux-aws-5.4: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems - linux-azure-5.4: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure cloud sys...

Read the Full Advisory

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: linux-image-5.4.0-1033-xilinx-zynqmp 5.4.0-1033.37 linux-image-5.4.0-1060-ibm 5.4.0-1060.65 linux-image-5.4.0-1074-bluefield 5.4.0-1074.80 linux-image-5.4.0-1080-gkeop 5.4.0-1080.84 linux-image-5.4.0-1097-raspi 5.4.0-1097.109 linux-image-5.4.0-1102-kvm 5.4.0-1102.108 linux-image-5.4.0-1112-oracle 5.4.0-1112.121 linux-image-5.4.0-1113-aws 5.4.0-1113.123 linux-image-5.4.0-1117-gcp 5.4.0-1117.126 linux-image-5.4.0-1119-azure 5.4.0-1119.126 linux-image-5.4.0-166-generic 5.4.0-166.183 linux-image-5.4.0-166-generic-lpae 5.4.0-166.183 linux-image-5.4.0-166-lowlatency 5.4.0-166.183 linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 5.4.0.1113.110 linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 5.4.0.1119.112 linux-image-bluefield 5.4.0.1074.69 linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 5.4.0.1117.119 linux-image-generic 5.4.0.166.163 linux-image-generic-lpae 5.4.0.166.163 linux-image-gkeop 5.4.0.1080.78 linux-image-gkeop-5.4 5.4.0.1080.78 linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 5.4.0.1060.89 linux-image-kvm 5.4.0.1102.97 linux-image-lowlatency 5.4.0.166.163 linux-image-oem 5.4.0.166.163 linux-image-oem-osp1 5.4.0.166.163 linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 5.4.0.1112.105 linux-image-raspi 5.4.0.1097.127 linux-image-raspi2 5.4.0.1097.127 linux-image-virtual 5.4.0.166.163 linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp 5.4.0.1033.33 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): linux-image-5.4.0-1060-ibm 5.4.0-1060.65~18.04.1 linux-image-5.4.0-1097-raspi 5.4.0-1097.109~18.04.2 linux-image-5.4.0-1112-oracle 5.4.0-1112.121~18.04.4 linux-image-5.4.0-1113-aws 5.4.0-1113.123~18.04.1 linux-image-5.4.0-1117-gcp 5.4.0-1117.126~18.04.1 linux-image-5.4.0-1119-azure 5.4.0-1119.126~18.04.2 linux-image-5.4.0-166-generic 5.4.0-166.183~18.04.2 linux-image-5.4.0-166-lowlatency 5.4.0-166.183~18.04.2 linux-image-aws 5.4.0.1113.91 linux-image-azure 5.4.0.1119.92 linux-image-gcp 5.4.0.1117.93 linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.166.183~18.04.134 linux-image-ibm 5.4.0.1060.71 linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.166.183~18.04.134 linux-image-oem 5.4.0.166.183~18.04.134 linux-image-oem-osp1 5.4.0.166.183~18.04.134 linux-image-oracle 5.4.0.1112.121~18.04.84 linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.1097.94 linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.166.183~18.04.134 linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.166.183~18.04.134 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-6462-1

CVE-2023-0597, CVE-2023-31083, CVE-2023-3772, CVE-2023-4132

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6462-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/5.4.0-166.183 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/5.4.0-1113.123 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/5.4.0-1119.126 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-bluefield/5.4.0-1074.80 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/5.4.0-1117.126 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gkeop/5.4.0-1080.84 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ibm/5.4.0-1060.65 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/5.4.0-1102.108 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/5.4.0-1112.121 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi/5.4.0-1097.109 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-xilinx-zynqmp/5.4.0-1033.37

Related News

The End of the Road for Linux 6.11: A Call to Upgrade to Kernel 6.12
3 - 5 min read
The Linux kernel community recently issued an EOL announcement regarding the 6.11 kernel series, urging sysadmins to upgrade quickly to 6.12 . This
A Linux Admin
3 - 6 min read
As 2025 approaches, we Linux admins are facing new and often unseen cloud-native security obstacles. While skilled at mitigating known risks,
Leveraging Insights from the Linux Foundation
3 - 5 min read
The Linux Foundation's recent Census III report provides critical insights for Linux administrators, information security professionals, and anyone
Chrome 131 Released: Emergency Security Update Fixes Over a Dozen Significant Vulns
3 - 6 min read
Google recently unveiled a critical security update to their popular web browser, Google Chrome, addressing over a dozen significant security
From Wayland Fixes to Security Boosts: Examining Qt 6.8.1
3 - 6 min read
The recent Qt 6.8.1 release brings significant updates and improvements, strengthening its reputation as a secure and reliable application
Exploring Arch Linux 2024.12.01: Security Implications & Notable Enhancements for Linux Admins
3 - 6 min read
The Arch Linux 2024.12.01 ISO release marks an impressive milestone, offering cutting-edge updates that enhance functionality, streamline
Deck the Halls with Enhanced Security: Linux Kernel 6.13
3 - 5 min read
As Linux admins and infosec professionals prepare for the holiday season, there's much cause for celebration this year! Linus Torvalds recently made
Lessons from Bootkitty: Securing Linux Systems Against UEFI Intrusions
3 - 5 min read
New Linux security threats mark critical junctures that challenge existing policies and test security protocols to their limit. One such milestone

Get the Latest News & Insights

Sign up to get the latest security news affecting Linux and open source delivered straight to your inbox.

© 2024 Guardian Digital, Inc All Rights Reserved