USN-6625-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Published Feb 7, 2024
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Updated

Marek Marczykowski-Górecki discovered that the Xen event channel infrastructure implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race condition. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (paravirtualized device unavailability). (CVE-2023-34324) Zheng Wang discovered a use-after-free in the Renesas Ethernet AVB driver in the Linux kernel during device removal. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-35827) 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 (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-45863) 黄思聪 discovered that the NFC Controller Interface (NCI) implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain memory allocation failure conditions, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-46343)

Affected Software

1 affected component
Canonical Linux kernel

Event History

May 13, 2025
Advisory Published
via Ubuntu·12:27 AM
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·12:27 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of USN-6625-1?

The USN-6625-1 vulnerability has been identified with a potential denial of service impact due to a race condition in the Xen event channel infrastructure implementation.

2

How do I fix USN-6625-1?

To address the USN-6625-1 vulnerability, users should upgrade to the recommended kernel versions specified in the advisory.

3

Who is affected by USN-6625-1?

Users of Ubuntu 20.04 with specific kernel packages are affected by the USN-6625-1 vulnerability.

4

What is the cause of USN-6625-1?

The USN-6625-1 vulnerability is caused by a race condition within the Xen event channel implementation in the Linux kernel.

5

Is my data safe from USN-6625-1?

While USN-6625-1 may allow denial of service attacks, it does not inherently compromise data integrity.

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