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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6577-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 6577-1 - Jana Hofmann, Emanuele Vannacci, Cedric Fournet, Boris Kopf, and Oleksii Oleksenko discovered that some AMD processors could leak stale data from division operations in certain situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Linux kernel when performing operations with kernel objects, leading to an out-of-bounds write. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6577-1January 10, 2024linux-aws vulnerabilities==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)Summary:Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.Software Description:- linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systemsDetails:Jana Hofmann, Emanuele Vannacci, Cedric Fournet, Boris Kopf, and OleksiiOleksenko discovered that some AMD processors could leak stale data fromdivision operations in certain situations. A local attacker could possiblyuse this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2023-20588)It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Linux kernel whenperforming operations with kernel objects, leading to an out-of-boundswrite. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (systemcrash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-45863)Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): linux-image-4.4.0-1164-aws 4.4.0-1164.179 linux-image-aws 4.4.0.1164.168After 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-6577-1 CVE-2023-20588, CVE-2023-45863
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