USN-6725-2: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
16 April 2024
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Releases
Packages
- linux-aws - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-aws-5.15 - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
Details
Chih-Yen Chang discovered that the KSMBD implementation in the Linux kernel
did not properly validate certain data structure fields when parsing lease
contexts, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A remote attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly
expose sensitive information. (CVE-2023-1194)
Quentin Minster discovered that a race condition existed in the KSMBD
implementation in the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after-free
vulnerability. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-32254)
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the KSMBD implementation
in the Linux kernel when handling session connections, leading to a use-
after-free vulnerability. A remote attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2023-32258)
It was discovered that the KSMBD implementation in the Linux kernel did not
properly validate buffer sizes in certain operations, leading to an integer
underflow and out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A remote attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose
sensitive information. (CVE-2023-38427)
Chih-Yen Chang discovered that the KSMBD implementation in the Linux kernel
did not properly validate SMB request protocol IDs, leading to a out-of-
bounds read vulnerability. A remote attacker could possibly use this to
cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-38430)
Chih-Yen Chang discovered that the KSMBD implementation in the Linux kernel
did not properly validate packet header sizes in certain situations,
leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A remote attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose
sensitive information. (CVE-2023-38431)
It was discovered that the KSMBD implementation in the Linux kernel did not
properly handle session setup requests, leading to an out-of-bounds read
vulnerability. A remote attacker could use this to expose sensitive
information. (CVE-2023-3867)
Pratyush Yadav discovered that the Xen network backend implementation in
the Linux kernel did not properly handle zero length data request, leading
to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. An attacker in a guest VM
could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (host domain crash).
(CVE-2023-46838)
It was discovered that the IPv6 implementation of the Linux kernel did not
properly manage route cache memory usage. A remote attacker could use this
to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2023-52340)
It was discovered that the device mapper driver in the Linux kernel did not
properly validate target size during certain memory allocations. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2023-52429, CVE-2024-23851)
Yang Chaoming discovered that the KSMBD implementation in the Linux kernel
did not properly validate request buffer sizes, leading to an out-of-bounds
read vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information. (CVE-2024-22705)
Chenyuan Yang discovered that the btrfs file system in the Linux kernel did
not properly handle read operations on newly created subvolumes in certain
conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash). (CVE-2024-23850)
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Bluetooth subsystem
in the Linux kernel, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A
privileged local attacker could use this to possibly cause a denial of
service (system crash). (CVE-2024-24860)
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 subsystems:
- Architecture specifics;
- Block layer;
- Cryptographic API;
- Android drivers;
- EDAC drivers;
- GPU drivers;
- Media drivers;
- Multifunction device drivers;
- MTD block device drivers;
- Network drivers;
- NVME drivers;
- TTY drivers;
- Userspace I/O drivers;
- EFI Variable file system;
- F2FS file system;
- GFS2 file system;
- SMB network file system;
- BPF subsystem;
- IPv6 Networking;
- Network Traffic Control;
- AppArmor security module;
(CVE-2023-52463, CVE-2023-52445, CVE-2023-52462, CVE-2023-52609,
CVE-2023-52448, CVE-2023-52457, CVE-2023-52464, CVE-2023-52456,
CVE-2023-52454, CVE-2023-52438, CVE-2023-52480, CVE-2023-52443,
CVE-2023-52442, CVE-2024-26631, CVE-2023-52439, CVE-2023-52612,
CVE-2024-26598, CVE-2024-26586, CVE-2024-26589, CVE-2023-52444,
CVE-2023-52436, CVE-2024-26633, CVE-2024-26597, CVE-2023-52458,
CVE-2024-26591, CVE-2023-52449, CVE-2023-52467, CVE-2023-52441,
CVE-2023-52610, CVE-2023-52451, CVE-2023-52469, CVE-2023-52470)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
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
- CVE-2023-38427
- CVE-2023-52442
- CVE-2023-52610
- CVE-2023-52469
- CVE-2023-52429
- CVE-2023-52464
- CVE-2023-52456
- CVE-2023-46838
- CVE-2023-52470
- CVE-2023-52457
- CVE-2023-52480
- CVE-2023-32254
- CVE-2023-52463
- CVE-2024-24860
- CVE-2023-52436
- CVE-2024-26598
- CVE-2023-38430
- CVE-2023-52340
- CVE-2024-22705
- CVE-2024-26591
- CVE-2024-26597
- CVE-2023-52467
- CVE-2023-52451
- CVE-2024-26589
- CVE-2023-52445
- CVE-2023-52612
- CVE-2023-1194
- CVE-2023-52444
- CVE-2023-52439
- CVE-2023-52441
- CVE-2023-3867
- CVE-2023-52462
- CVE-2024-26631
- CVE-2024-26586
- CVE-2023-52448
- CVE-2023-38431
- CVE-2023-52443
- CVE-2024-26633
- CVE-2023-52609
- CVE-2023-52458
- CVE-2024-23851
- CVE-2023-32258
- CVE-2023-52454
- CVE-2023-52438
- CVE-2024-23850
- CVE-2023-52449
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