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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6870-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 6870-1 - It was discovered that the Intel Data Streaming and Intel Analytics Accelerator drivers in the Linux kernel allowed direct access to the devices for unprivileged users and virtual machines. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6870-1July 04, 2024linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.15, linux-azure-fde,linux-azure-fde-5.15, linux-gke, linux-gkeop, linux-gkeop-5.15, linux-ibm,linux-intel-iotg, linux-intel-iotg-5.15, linux-kvm, linux-oracle,linux-oracle-5.15 vulnerabilities==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS- Ubuntu 20.04 LTSSummary:Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.Software Description:- linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems- linux-azure: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems- linux-azure-fde: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure CVM cloud systems- linux-gke: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems- linux-gkeop: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems- linux-ibm: Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems- linux-intel-iotg: Linux kernel for Intel IoT platforms- linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments- linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems- linux-azure-5.15: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure cloud systems- linux-azure-fde-5.15: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure CVM cloud systems- linux-gkeop-5.15: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems- linux-intel-iotg-5.15: Linux kernel for Intel IoT platforms- linux-oracle-5.15: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systemsDetails:It was discovered that the Intel Data Streaming and Intel AnalyticsAccelerator drivers in the Linux kernel allowed direct access to thedevices for unprivileged users and virtual machines. A local attacker coulduse this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-21823)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 subsystem: - Netfilter;(CVE-2024-26643, CVE-2024-26924)Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-image-5.15.0-1047-gkeop 5.15.0-1047.54 linux-image-5.15.0-1057-ibm 5.15.0-1057.60 linux-image-5.15.0-1059-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1059.65 linux-image-5.15.0-1061-gke 5.15.0-1061.67 linux-image-5.15.0-1061-kvm 5.15.0-1061.66 linux-image-5.15.0-1062-oracle 5.15.0-1062.68 linux-image-5.15.0-1064-aws 5.15.0-1064.70 linux-image-5.15.0-1067-azure 5.15.0-1067.76 linux-image-5.15.0-1067-azure-fde 5.15.0-1067.76.1 linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 5.15.0.1064.64 linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04 5.15.0.1067.76.44 linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 5.15.0.1067.65 linux-image-gke 5.15.0.1061.60 linux-image-gke-5.15 5.15.0.1061.60 linux-image-gkeop 5.15.0.1047.46 linux-image-gkeop-5.15 5.15.0.1047.46 linux-image-ibm 5.15.0.1057.53 linux-image-intel-iotg 5.15.0.1059.59 linux-image-kvm 5.15.0.1061.57 linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 5.15.0.1062.58Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-image-5.15.0-1047-gkeop 5.15.0-1047.54~20.04.1 linux-image-5.15.0-1059-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1059.65~20.04.1 linux-image-5.15.0-1062-oracle 5.15.0-1062.68~20.04.1 linux-image-5.15.0-1067-azure 5.15.0-1067.76~20.04.1 linux-image-5.15.0-1067-azure-fde 5.15.0-1067.76~20.04.1.1 linux-image-azure 5.15.0.1067.76~20.04.1 linux-image-azure-cvm 5.15.0.1067.76~20.04.1 linux-image-azure-fde 5.15.0.1067.76~20.04.1.44 linux-image-gkeop-5.15 5.15.0.1047.54~20.04.1 linux-image-intel 5.15.0.1059.65~20.04.1 linux-image-intel-iotg 5.15.0.1059.65~20.04.1 linux-image-oracle 5.15.0.1062.68~20.04.1After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to makeall the necessary changes.ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates havebeen given a new version number, which requires you to recompile andreinstall 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 performthis as well.References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6870-1 CVE-2024-21823, CVE-2024-26643, CVE-2024-26924Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/5.15.0-1064.70 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/5.15.0-1067.76 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure-fde/5.15.0-1067.76.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke/5.15.0-1061.67 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gkeop/5.15.0-1047.54 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ibm/5.15.0-1057.60 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-intel-iotg/5.15.0-1059.65 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/5.15.0-1061.66 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/5.15.0-1062.68 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure-5.15/5.15.0-1067.76~20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure-fde-5.15/5.15.0-1067.76~20.04.1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gkeop-5.15/5.15.0-1047.54~20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-intel-iotg-5.15/5.15.0-1059.65~20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle-5.15/5.15.0-1062.68~20.04.1Related news
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