USN-6724-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Published Apr 9, 2024
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Updated

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 Habana's AI Processors driver in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize certain data structures before passing them to user space. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-50431) 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) It was discovered that the CIFS network file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate certain SMB messages, 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-2023-6610) 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) 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:

Affected Software

104 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1011-starfive<6.5.0-1011.12
6.5.0-1011.12
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1013-laptop<6.5.0-1013.16
6.5.0-1013.16
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1017-aws<6.5.0-1017.17
6.5.0-1017.17
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1017-gcp<6.5.0-1017.17
6.5.0-1017.17
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1018-azure<6.5.0-1018.19
6.5.0-1018.19
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1018-azure-fde<6.5.0-1018.19
6.5.0-1018.19
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1020-oracle<6.5.0-1020.20
6.5.0-1020.20
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1020-oracle-64k<6.5.0-1020.20
6.5.0-1020.20
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-27-generic<6.5.0-27.28
6.5.0-27.28
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-27-generic-64k<6.5.0-27.28
6.5.0-27.28
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-27-lowlatency<6.5.0-27.28.1
6.5.0-27.28.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-27-lowlatency-64k<6.5.0-27.28.1
6.5.0-27.28.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-aws<6.5.0.1017.17
6.5.0.1017.17
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-azure<6.5.0.1018.22
6.5.0.1018.22
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-azure-fde<6.5.0.1018.22
6.5.0.1018.22
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gcp<6.5.0.1017.17
6.5.0.1017.17
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic<6.5.0.27.27
6.5.0.27.27
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic-64k<6.5.0.27.27
6.5.0.27.27
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic-lpae<6.5.0.27.27
6.5.0.27.27
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-kvm<6.5.0.27.27
6.5.0.27.27
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-laptop-23.10<6.5.0.1013.16
6.5.0.1013.16
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency<6.5.0.27.28.18
6.5.0.27.28.18
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency-64k<6.5.0.27.28.18
6.5.0.27.28.18
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oracle<6.5.0.1020.22
6.5.0.1020.22
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oracle-64k<6.5.0.1020.22
6.5.0.1020.22
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-starfive<6.5.0.1011.13
6.5.0.1011.13
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-virtual<6.5.0.27.27
6.5.0.27.27
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1011-starfive<6.5.0-1011.12~22.04.1
6.5.0-1011.12~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1017-gcp<6.5.0-1017.17~22.04.1
6.5.0-1017.17~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1018-azure<6.5.0-1018.19~22.04.2
6.5.0-1018.19~22.04.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1018-azure-fde<6.5.0-1018.19~22.04.2
6.5.0-1018.19~22.04.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1019-oem<6.5.0-1019.20
6.5.0-1019.20
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1020-oracle<6.5.0-1020.20~22.04.1
6.5.0-1020.20~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1020-oracle-64k<6.5.0-1020.20~22.04.1
6.5.0-1020.20~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-27-generic<6.5.0-27.28~22.04.1
6.5.0-27.28~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-27-generic-64k<6.5.0-27.28~22.04.1
6.5.0-27.28~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-27-lowlatency<6.5.0-27.28.1~22.04.1
6.5.0-27.28.1~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-27-lowlatency-64k<6.5.0-27.28.1~22.04.1
6.5.0-27.28.1~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-azure<6.5.0.1018.19~22.04.2
6.5.0.1018.19~22.04.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-azure-fde<6.5.0.1018.19~22.04.2
6.5.0.1018.19~22.04.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gcp<6.5.0.1017.17~22.04.1
6.5.0.1017.17~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04<6.5.0.27.28~22.04.1
6.5.0.27.28~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04<6.5.0.27.28~22.04.1
6.5.0.27.28~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04<6.5.0.27.28.1~22.04.1
6.5.0.27.28.1~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04<6.5.0.27.28.1~22.04.1
6.5.0.27.28.1~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oem-22.04<6.5.0.1019.21
6.5.0.1019.21
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oem-22.04a<6.5.0.1019.21
6.5.0.1019.21
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oem-22.04c<6.5.0.1019.21
6.5.0.1019.21
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oracle<6.5.0.1020.20~22.04.1
6.5.0.1020.20~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oracle-64k<6.5.0.1020.20~22.04.1
6.5.0.1020.20~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-starfive<6.5.0.1011.12~22.04.1
6.5.0.1011.12~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04<6.5.0.27.28~22.04.1
6.5.0.27.28~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1011-starfive to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0-1011.12
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1013-laptop to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0-1013.16
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1017-aws to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0-1017.17
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1017-gcp to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0-1017.17
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1018-azure to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0-1018.19
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1018-azure-fde to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0-1018.19
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1020-oracle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0-1020.20
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1020-oracle-64k to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0-1020.20
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-27-generic to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0-27.28
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-27-generic-64k to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0-27.28
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-27-lowlatency to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0-27.28.1
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-27-lowlatency-64k to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0-27.28.1
  13. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.5.0.1017.17
  14. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.5.0.1018.22
  15. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.5.0.1018.22
  16. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.5.0.1017.17
  17. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.5.0.27.27
  18. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.5.0.27.27
  19. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.5.0.27.27
  20. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.5.0.27.27
  21. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-laptop-23.10 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0.1013.16
  22. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.5.0.27.28.18
  23. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.5.0.27.28.18
  24. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.5.0.1020.22
  25. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.5.0.1020.22
  26. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.5.0.1011.13
  27. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.5.0.27.27
  28. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1011-starfive to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0-1011.12~22.04.1
  29. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1017-gcp to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0-1017.17~22.04.1
  30. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1018-azure to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0-1018.19~22.04.2
  31. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1018-azure-fde to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0-1018.19~22.04.2
  32. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1019-oem to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0-1019.20
  33. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1020-oracle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0-1020.20~22.04.1
  34. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-1020-oracle-64k to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0-1020.20~22.04.1
  35. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-27-generic to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0-27.28~22.04.1
  36. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-27-generic-64k to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0-27.28~22.04.1
  37. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-27-lowlatency to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0-27.28.1~22.04.1
  38. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-6.5.0-27-lowlatency-64k to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0-27.28.1~22.04.1
  39. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.5.0.1018.19~22.04.2
  40. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.5.0.1018.19~22.04.2
  41. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.5.0.1017.17~22.04.1
  42. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0.27.28~22.04.1
  43. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0.27.28~22.04.1
  44. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0.27.28.1~22.04.1
  45. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0.27.28.1~22.04.1
  46. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.5.0.1019.21
  47. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.5.0.1019.21
  48. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-oem-22.04b to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0.1019.21
  49. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-oem-22.04c to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0.1019.21
  50. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-oem-22.04d to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0.1019.21
  51. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.5.0.1020.20~22.04.1
  52. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.5.0.1020.20~22.04.1
  53. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 6.5.0.1011.12~22.04.1
  54. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.0.27.28~22.04.1
  55. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch USN-6724-1

Event History

Apr 9, 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-6724-1?

USN-6724-1 is categorized as a denial of service vulnerability that could impact system stability.

2

How do I fix USN-6724-1?

To remediate USN-6724-1, upgrade the Linux kernel to the patched versions specifically mentioned in the advisory.

3

Who is affected by USN-6724-1?

USN-6724-1 affects guest virtual machines running on Ubuntu systems using the Xen network backend.

4

What are the affected versions in USN-6724-1?

The affected versions include specific Ubuntu releases using kernel versions prior to the fixes released in USN-6724-1.

5

What CVEs are associated with USN-6724-1?

USN-6724-1 addresses vulnerabilities identified in CVE-2023-6610, CVE-2024-23851, and CVE-2023-52429.

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