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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6777-1
May 16, 2024

linux, linux-aws, linux-azure-4.15, 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
- Ubuntu 16.04 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-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-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
- linux-hwe: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel

Details:

Zheng Wang discovered that the Broadcom FullMAC WLAN driver in the Linux
kernel contained a race condition during device removal, leading to a use-
after-free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could possibly
use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-47233)

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
   - Block layer subsystem;
   - Userspace I/O drivers;
   - Ceph distributed file system;
   - Ext4 file system;
   - JFS file system;
   - NILFS2 file system;
   - Bluetooth subsystem;
   - Networking core;
   - IPv4 networking;
   - IPv6 networking;
   - Logical Link layer;
   - MAC80211 subsystem;
   - Netlink;
   - NFC subsystem;
   - Tomoyo security module;
(CVE-2023-52524, CVE-2023-52530, CVE-2023-52601, CVE-2023-52439,
CVE-2024-26635, CVE-2023-52602, CVE-2024-26614, CVE-2024-26704,
CVE-2023-52604, CVE-2023-52566, CVE-2021-46981, CVE-2024-26622,
CVE-2024-26735, CVE-2024-26805, CVE-2024-26801, CVE-2023-52583)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   linux-image-4.15.0-1131-oracle  4.15.0-1131.142
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.15.0-1152-kvm     4.15.0-1152.157
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.15.0-1162-gcp     4.15.0-1162.179
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.15.0-1168-aws     4.15.0-1168.181
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.15.0-1177-azure   4.15.0-1177.192
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.15.0-225-generic  4.15.0-225.237
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.15.0-225-lowlatency  4.15.0-225.237
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-aws-lts-18.04       4.15.0.1168.166
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-azure-lts-18.04     4.15.0.1177.145
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04       4.15.0.1162.175
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-generic             4.15.0.225.209
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-kvm                 4.15.0.1152.143
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-lowlatency          4.15.0.225.209
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04    4.15.0.1131.136
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-virtual             4.15.0.225.209
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   linux-image-4.15.0-1131-oracle  4.15.0-1131.142~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.15.0-225-generic  4.15.0-225.237~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.15.0-225-lowlatency  4.15.0-225.237~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04   4.15.0.225.237~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04  4.15.0.225.237~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-oem                 4.15.0.225.237~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-oracle              4.15.0.1131.142~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04   4.15.0.225.237~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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-6777-1
   CVE-2021-46981, CVE-2023-47233, CVE-2023-52439, CVE-2023-52524,
   CVE-2023-52530, CVE-2023-52566, CVE-2023-52583, CVE-2023-52601,
   CVE-2023-52602, CVE-2023-52604, CVE-2024-26614, CVE-2024-26622,
   CVE-2024-26635, CVE-2024-26704, CVE-2024-26735, CVE-2024-26801,
   CVE-2024-26805

Ubuntu 6777-1: Linux kernel Security Advisory Updates

May 16, 2024
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 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-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-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems - linux-hwe: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel Details: Zheng Wang discovered that the Broadcom FullMAC WLAN driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition during device removal, leading to a use- after-free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-47233) Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibl...

Read the Full Advisory

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-image-4.15.0-1131-oracle 4.15.0-1131.142 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-1152-kvm 4.15.0-1152.157 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-1162-gcp 4.15.0-1162.179 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-1168-aws 4.15.0-1168.181 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-1177-azure 4.15.0-1177.192 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-225-generic 4.15.0-225.237 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-225-lowlatency 4.15.0-225.237 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1168.166 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1177.145 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1162.175 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-generic 4.15.0.225.209 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-kvm 4.15.0.1152.143 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-lowlatency 4.15.0.225.209 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1131.136 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-virtual 4.15.0.225.209 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-image-4.15.0-1131-oracle 4.15.0-1131.142~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-225-generic 4.15.0-225.237~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-225-lowlatency 4.15.0-225.237~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.225.237~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.225.237~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-oem 4.15.0.225.237~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-oracle 4.15.0.1131.142~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.225.237~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro 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-6777-1

CVE-2021-46981, CVE-2023-47233, CVE-2023-52439, CVE-2023-52524,

CVE-2023-52530, CVE-2023-52566, CVE-2023-52583, CVE-2023-52601,

CVE-2023-52602, CVE-2023-52604, CVE-2024-26614, CVE-2024-26622,

CVE-2024-26635, CVE-2024-26704, CVE-2024-26735, CVE-2024-26801,

CVE-2024-26805

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6777-1

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