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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7185-1
January 06, 2025

linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, 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
- 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-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-aws-hwe: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS-HWE) systems
- linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-hwe: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel

Details:

Ziming Zhang discovered that the VMware Virtual GPU DRM driver in the Linux
kernel contained an integer overflow vulnerability. A local attacker could
use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-36402)

Zheng Wang discovered a use-after-free in the Renesas Ethernet AVB driver
in the Linux kernel during device removal. A privileged attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-35827)

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:
   - GPU drivers;
   - I2C subsystem;
   - InfiniBand drivers;
   - IRQ chip drivers;
   - Network drivers;
   - Pin controllers subsystem;
   - S/390 drivers;
   - TTY drivers;
   - USB Host Controller drivers;
   - USB Mass Storage drivers;
   - Framebuffer layer;
   - Ext4 file system;
   - File systems infrastructure;
   - Bluetooth subsystem;
   - DMA mapping infrastructure;
   - Memory management;
   - 9P file system network protocol;
   - IPv4 networking;
   - IPv6 networking;
   - Logical Link layer;
   - MAC80211 subsystem;
   - Netfilter;
   - NFC subsystem;
   - Phonet protocol;
   - Network traffic control;
   - VMware vSockets driver;
   - Wireless networking;
(CVE-2024-42090, CVE-2024-42156, CVE-2021-47082, CVE-2024-26921,
CVE-2023-52594, CVE-2024-36968, CVE-2024-38633, CVE-2024-42077,
CVE-2021-47076, CVE-2021-47501, CVE-2023-52507, CVE-2024-42153,
CVE-2024-39301, CVE-2024-36946, CVE-2024-43884, CVE-2023-52509,
CVE-2024-36004, CVE-2023-52486, CVE-2024-50264, CVE-2024-45006,
CVE-2024-36941, CVE-2024-43856, CVE-2024-40912, CVE-2024-49967,
CVE-2024-53057, CVE-2024-26777, CVE-2024-36270, CVE-2024-26625,
CVE-2024-45021, CVE-2024-35886, CVE-2024-44947, CVE-2024-44944,
CVE-2024-35847, CVE-2024-40959, CVE-2024-42101, CVE-2024-38619)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   linux-image-4.15.0-1138-oracle  4.15.0-1138.149
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.15.0-1159-kvm     4.15.0-1159.164
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.15.0-1169-gcp     4.15.0-1169.186
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.15.0-1176-aws     4.15.0-1176.189
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.15.0-232-generic  4.15.0-232.244
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.15.0-232-lowlatency  4.15.0-232.244
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-aws-lts-18.04       4.15.0.1176.174
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04       4.15.0.1169.182
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-generic             4.15.0.232.216
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-kvm                 4.15.0.1159.150
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-lowlatency          4.15.0.232.216
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04    4.15.0.1138.143
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-virtual             4.15.0.232.216
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   linux-image-4.15.0-1138-oracle  4.15.0-1138.149~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.15.0-1169-gcp     4.15.0-1169.186~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.15.0-1176-aws     4.15.0-1176.189~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.15.0-232-generic  4.15.0-232.244~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-4.15.0-232-lowlatency  4.15.0-232.244~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-aws-hwe             4.15.0.1176.189~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-gcp                 4.15.0.1169.186~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04   4.15.0.232.244~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-gke                 4.15.0.1169.186~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04  4.15.0.232.244~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-oem                 4.15.0.232.244~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-oracle              4.15.0.1138.149~16.04.1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04   4.15.0.232.244~16.04.1
                                   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-7185-1
   CVE-2021-47076, CVE-2021-47082, CVE-2021-47501, CVE-2022-36402,
   CVE-2023-35827, CVE-2023-52486, CVE-2023-52507, CVE-2023-52509,
   CVE-2023-52594, CVE-2024-26625, CVE-2024-26777, CVE-2024-26921,
   CVE-2024-35847, CVE-2024-35886, CVE-2024-36004, CVE-2024-36270,
   CVE-2024-36941, CVE-2024-36946, CVE-2024-36968, CVE-2024-38619,
   CVE-2024-38633, CVE-2024-39301, CVE-2024-40912, CVE-2024-40959,
   CVE-2024-42077, CVE-2024-42090, CVE-2024-42101, CVE-2024-42153,
   CVE-2024-42156, CVE-2024-43856, CVE-2024-43884, CVE-2024-44944,
   CVE-2024-44947, CVE-2024-45006, CVE-2024-45021, CVE-2024-49967,
   CVE-2024-50264, CVE-2024-53057

Ubuntu 7185-1: Linux kernel Security Advisory Updates

January 6, 2025
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-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-aws-hwe: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS-HWE) systems - linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems - linux-hwe: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel Details: Ziming Zhang discovered that the VMware Virtual GPU DRM driver in the Linux kernel contained an integer overflow vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-36402) Zheng Wang discovered a use-after-free in the Renesas Ethernet AVB driver in the Linu...

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-4.15.0-1138-oracle 4.15.0-1138.149 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-1159-kvm 4.15.0-1159.164 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-1169-gcp 4.15.0-1169.186 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-1176-aws 4.15.0-1176.189 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-232-generic 4.15.0-232.244 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-232-lowlatency 4.15.0-232.244 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1176.174 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1169.182 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-generic 4.15.0.232.216 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-kvm 4.15.0.1159.150 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-lowlatency 4.15.0.232.216 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1138.143 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-virtual 4.15.0.232.216 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-image-4.15.0-1138-oracle 4.15.0-1138.149~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-1169-gcp 4.15.0-1169.186~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-1176-aws 4.15.0-1176.189~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-232-generic 4.15.0-232.244~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-4.15.0-232-lowlatency 4.15.0-232.244~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-aws-hwe 4.15.0.1176.189~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-gcp 4.15.0.1169.186~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.232.244~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-gke 4.15.0.1169.186~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.232.244~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-oem 4.15.0.232.244~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-oracle 4.15.0.1138.149~16.04.1 Available with Ubuntu Pro linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.232.244~16.04.1 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-7185-1

CVE-2021-47076, CVE-2021-47082, CVE-2021-47501, CVE-2022-36402,

CVE-2023-35827, CVE-2023-52486, CVE-2023-52507, CVE-2023-52509,

CVE-2023-52594, CVE-2024-26625, CVE-2024-26777, CVE-2024-26921,

CVE-2024-35847, CVE-2024-35886, CVE-2024-36004, CVE-2024-36270,

CVE-2024-36941, CVE-2024-36946, CVE-2024-36968, CVE-2024-38619,

CVE-2024-38633, CVE-2024-39301, CVE-2024-40912, CVE-2024-40959,

CVE-2024-42077, CVE-2024-42090, CVE-2024-42101, CVE-2024-42153,

CVE-2024-42156, CVE-2024-43856, CVE-2024-43884, CVE-2024-44944,

CVE-2024-44947, CVE-2024-45006, CVE-2024-45021, CVE-2024-49967,

CVE-2024-50264, CVE-2024-53057

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