========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6388-1 September 19, 2023 linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) - Ubuntu 14.04 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-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments - linux-lts-xenial: Linux hardware enablement kernel from Xenial for Trusty Details: Daniel Moghimi discovered that some Intel(R) Processors did not properly clear microarchitectural state after speculative execution of various instructions. A local unprivileged user could use this to obtain to sensitive information. (CVE-2022-40982) Yang Lan discovered that the GFS2 file system implementation in the Linux kernel could attempt to dereference a null pointer in some situations. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious GFS2 image that, when mounted and operated on, could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-3212) It was discovered that the NET/ROM protocol implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race condition in some 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-2023-32269) It was discovered that the NFC implementation in the Linux kernel contained a use-after-free vulnerability when performing peer-to-peer communication in certain conditions. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-3863) It was discovered that the bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle L2CAP socket release, 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-2023-40283) It was discovered that some network classifier implementations in the Linux kernel contained use-after-free vulnerabilities. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4128) It was discovered that the JFS file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate memory allocations in certain situations, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious JFS image that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-4385) It was discovered that the VMware VMXNET3 ethernet driver in the Linux kernel contained a use-after-free vulnerability in certain situations. A local attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4387) It was discovered that the VMware VMXNET3 ethernet driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle errors in certain situations, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A local attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-4459) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): linux-image-4.4.0-1124-kvm 4.4.0-1124.134 linux-image-4.4.0-1161-aws 4.4.0-1161.176 linux-image-4.4.0-245-generic 4.4.0-245.279 linux-image-4.4.0-245-lowlatency 4.4.0-245.279 linux-image-aws 4.4.0.1161.165 linux-image-generic 4.4.0.245.251 linux-image-generic-lts-xenial 4.4.0.245.251 linux-image-kvm 4.4.0.1124.121 linux-image-lowlatency 4.4.0.245.251 linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial 4.4.0.245.251 linux-image-virtual 4.4.0.245.251 linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial 4.4.0.245.251 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): linux-image-4.4.0-1123-aws 4.4.0-1123.129 linux-image-4.4.0-245-generic 4.4.0-245.279~14.04.1 linux-image-4.4.0-245-lowlatency 4.4.0-245.279~14.04.1 linux-image-aws 4.4.0.1123.120 linux-image-generic-lts-xenial 4.4.0.245.213 linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial 4.4.0.245.213 linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial 4.4.0.245.213 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-6388-1 CVE-2022-40982, CVE-2023-3212, CVE-2023-32269, CVE-2023-3863, CVE-2023-40283, CVE-2023-4128, CVE-2023-4385, CVE-2023-4387, CVE-2023-4459