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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6174-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 6174-1 - Jordy Zomer and Alexandra Sandulescu discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly implement speculative execution barriers in usercopy functions in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. It was discovered that the Human Interface Device support driver in the Linux kernel contained a type confusion vulnerability in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6174-1June 16, 2023linux-oem-5.17 vulnerabilities==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 22.04 LTSSummary:Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.Software Description:- linux-oem-5.17: Linux kernel for OEM systemsDetails:Jordy Zomer and Alexandra Sandulescu discovered that the Linux kernel didnot properly implement speculative execution barriers in usercopy functionsin certain situations. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitiveinformation (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-0459)It was discovered that the Human Interface Device (HID) support driver inthe Linux kernel contained a type confusion vulnerability in somesituations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service(system crash). (CVE-2023-1073)It was discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the Linuxkernel did not properly handle a loop termination condition, leading to anout-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to causea denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitiveinformation. (CVE-2023-26606)Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: linux-image-5.17.0-1033-oem 5.17.0-1033.34 linux-image-oem-22.04 5.17.0.1033.31 linux-image-oem-22.04a 5.17.0.1033.31After 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-6174-1 CVE-2023-0459, CVE-2023-1073, CVE-2023-26606Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem-5.17/5.17.0-1033.34Related news
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