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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6058-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 6058-1 - It was discovered that the Traffic-Control Index implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform filter deactivation in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to gain elevated privileges.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6058-1May 05, 2023linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe vulnerability==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS- Ubuntu 16.04 ESMSummary:The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.Software Description:- linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems- linux-aws-hwe: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS-HWE) systemsDetails:It was discovered that the Traffic-Control Index (TCINDEX) implementationin the Linux kernel did not properly perform filter deactivation in somesituations. A local attacker could possibly use this to gain elevatedprivileges. Please note that with the fix for this CVE, kernel support forthe TCINDEX classifier has been removed.Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: linux-image-4.15.0-1155-aws 4.15.0-1155.168 linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 4.15.0.1155.153Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: linux-image-4.15.0-1155-aws 4.15.0-1155.168~16.04.1 linux-image-aws-hwe 4.15.0.1155.138After 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-6058-1 CVE-2023-1829Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/4.15.0-1155.168
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