Ubuntu 6706-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerability
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: The system could be made to crash under certain conditions. Software Description: - linux-oem-6.1: Linux kernel for OEM systems Details: It was discovered that the Microchip USB Ethernet driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition during device removal, leading to a use- after-free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: linux-image-6.1.0-1036-oem 6.1.0-1036.36 linux-image-oem-22.04a 6.1.0.1036.37 linux-image-oem-22.04b 6.1.0.1036.37 linux-image-oem-22.04c 6.1.0.1036.37 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-6706-1
CVE-2023-6039
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem-6.1/6.1.0-1036.36