USN-6686-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Published Mar 8, 2024
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Updated

It was discovered that the DesignWare USB3 for Qualcomm SoCs driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain error conditions during device registration. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-22995) It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Cypress touchscreen driver in the Linux kernel during device removal, leading to a use-after- free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4134) 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) It was discovered that the iouring subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a race condition, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-46862) It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Bluetooth subsystem of the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-51779) It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Rose X.25 protocol implementation in the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after- free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-51782) Alon Zahavi discovered that the NVMe-oF/TCP subsystem of the Linux kernel did not properly handle connect command payloads in certain situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A remote attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-6121) It was discovered that the VirtIO subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory in some situations. A local attacker could use this to possibly expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2024-0340) Dan Carpenter discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not store data in properly sized memory locations. A local user could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2024-0607)

Affected Software

101 affected componentsFixes available
Ubuntu Linux kernel
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-100-generic<5.15.0-100.110
5.15.0-100.110
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-100-generic-64k<5.15.0-100.110
5.15.0-100.110
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-100-generic-lpae<5.15.0-100.110
5.15.0-100.110
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1038-gkeop<5.15.0-1038.44
5.15.0-1038.44
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1046-nvidia<5.15.0-1046.46
5.15.0-1046.46
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1046-nvidia-lowlatency<5.15.0-1046.46
5.15.0-1046.46
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1048-ibm<5.15.0-1048.51
5.15.0-1048.51
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1052-gke<5.15.0-1052.57
5.15.0-1052.57
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1053-gcp<5.15.0-1053.61
5.15.0-1053.61
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1058-azure<5.15.0-1058.66
5.15.0-1058.66
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1058-azure-fde<5.15.0-1058.66.1
5.15.0-1058.66.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04<5.15.0.1058.66.36
5.15.0.1058.66.36
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-azure-lts-22.04<5.15.0.1058.54
5.15.0.1058.54
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04<5.15.0.1053.49
5.15.0.1053.49
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic<5.15.0.100.97
5.15.0.100.97
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic-64k<5.15.0.100.97
5.15.0.100.97
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic-lpae<5.15.0.100.97
5.15.0.100.97
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gke<5.15.0.1052.51
5.15.0.1052.51
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gke-5.15<5.15.0.1052.51
5.15.0.1052.51
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gkeop<5.15.0.1038.37
5.15.0.1038.37
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gkeop-5.15<5.15.0.1038.37
5.15.0.1038.37
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-ibm<5.15.0.1048.44
5.15.0.1048.44
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-nvidia<5.15.0.1046.46
5.15.0.1046.46
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency<5.15.0.1046.46
5.15.0.1046.46
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-virtual<5.15.0.100.97
5.15.0.100.97
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-100-generic<5.15.0-100.110~20.04.1
5.15.0-100.110~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-100-generic-64k<5.15.0-100.110~20.04.1
5.15.0-100.110~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-100-generic-lpae<5.15.0-100.110~20.04.1
5.15.0-100.110~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-100-lowlatency<5.15.0-100.110~20.04.1
5.15.0-100.110~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-100-lowlatency-64k<5.15.0-100.110~20.04.1
5.15.0-100.110~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1038-gkeop<5.15.0-1038.44~20.04.1
5.15.0-1038.44~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1048-ibm<5.15.0-1048.51~20.04.1
5.15.0-1048.51~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1053-gcp<5.15.0-1053.61~20.04.1
5.15.0-1053.61~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1058-azure<5.15.0-1058.66~20.04.2
5.15.0-1058.66~20.04.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1058-azure-fde<5.15.0-1058.66~20.04.2.1
5.15.0-1058.66~20.04.2.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-azure<5.15.0.1058.66~20.04.48
5.15.0.1058.66~20.04.48
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-azure-cvm<5.15.0.1058.66~20.04.48
5.15.0.1058.66~20.04.48
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-azure-fde<5.15.0.1058.66~20.04.1.36
5.15.0.1058.66~20.04.1.36
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gcp<5.15.0.1053.61~20.04.1
5.15.0.1053.61~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04<5.15.0.100.110~20.04.52
5.15.0.100.110~20.04.52
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04<5.15.0.100.110~20.04.52
5.15.0.100.110~20.04.52
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04<5.15.0.100.110~20.04.52
5.15.0.100.110~20.04.52
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gkeop-5.15<5.15.0.1038.44~20.04.34
5.15.0.1038.44~20.04.34
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-ibm<5.15.0.1048.51~20.04.20
5.15.0.1048.51~20.04.20
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04<5.15.0.100.110~20.04.49
5.15.0.100.110~20.04.49
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04<5.15.0.100.110~20.04.49
5.15.0.100.110~20.04.49
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oem-20.04<5.15.0.100.110~20.04.52
5.15.0.100.110~20.04.52
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oem-20.04b<5.15.0.100.110~20.04.52
5.15.0.100.110~20.04.52
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oem-20.04c<5.15.0.100.110~20.04.52
5.15.0.100.110~20.04.52
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04<5.15.0.100.110~20.04.52
5.15.0.100.110~20.04.52
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-100-generic to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-100.110
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-100-generic-64k to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-100.110
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-100-generic-lpae to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-100.110
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1038-gkeop to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1038.44
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1046-nvidia to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1046.46
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1046-nvidia-lowlatency to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1046.46
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1048-ibm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1048.51
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1052-gke to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1052.57
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1053-gcp to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1053.61
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1058-azure to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1058.66
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1058-azure-fde to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1058.66.1
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1058.66.36
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1058.54
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1053.49
  15. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-generic to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.100.97
  16. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-generic-64k to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.100.97
  17. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-generic-lpae to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.100.97
  18. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-gke to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1052.51
  19. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-gke-5.15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1052.51
  20. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-gkeop to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1038.37
  21. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-gkeop-5.15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1038.37
  22. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-ibm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1048.44
  23. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-nvidia to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1046.46
  24. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1046.46
  25. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-virtual to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.100.97
  26. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-100-generic to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-100.110~20.04.1
  27. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-100-generic-64k to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-100.110~20.04.1
  28. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-100-generic-lpae to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-100.110~20.04.1
  29. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-100-lowlatency to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-100.110~20.04.1
  30. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-100-lowlatency-64k to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-100.110~20.04.1
  31. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1038-gkeop to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1038.44~20.04.1
  32. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1048-ibm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1048.51~20.04.1
  33. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1053-gcp to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1053.61~20.04.1
  34. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1058-azure to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1058.66~20.04.2
  35. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.15.0-1058-azure-fde to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1058.66~20.04.2.1
  36. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-azure to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1058.66~20.04.48
  37. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-azure-cvm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1058.66~20.04.48
  38. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-azure-fde to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1058.66~20.04.1.36
  39. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-gcp to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1053.61~20.04.1
  40. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.100.110~20.04.52
  41. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.100.110~20.04.52
  42. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.100.110~20.04.52
  43. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-gkeop-5.15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1038.44~20.04.34
  44. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-ibm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.1048.51~20.04.20
  45. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.100.110~20.04.49
  46. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.100.110~20.04.49
  47. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-oem-20.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.100.110~20.04.52
  48. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-oem-20.04b to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.100.110~20.04.52
  49. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-oem-20.04c to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.100.110~20.04.52
  50. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-oem-20.04d to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.100.110~20.04.52
  51. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0.100.110~20.04.52
  52. Upgrade

    Upgrade Linux kernel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch USN-6686-1

Event History

Mar 8, 2024
Advisory Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of USN-6686-1?

The severity of USN-6686-1 is considered potential denial of service due to the improper handling of error conditions in the DesignWare USB3 driver.

2

How do I fix USN-6686-1?

To fix USN-6686-1, update the Linux kernel to the recommended version 5.15.0-100.110 or later.

3

Who is affected by USN-6686-1?

USN-6686-1 affects users of Ubuntu 22.04 that are running specific versions of the Linux kernel involving the DesignWare USB3 driver.

4

What systems are impacted by USN-6686-1?

Systems impacted by USN-6686-1 include those running Ubuntu 22.04 with the vulnerable kernel versions specified.

5

Is there a workaround for USN-6686-1?

There is no known workaround for USN-6686-1; upgrading the kernel is necessary to mitigate the vulnerability.

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