Ubuntu Security Notice 6650-1 - Zhenghan Wang discovered that the generic ID allocator implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly check for null bitmap when releasing IDs. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6650-1
February 23, 2024
inux-oem-6.1 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Summary:
The system could be made to crash under certain conditions.
Software Description:
- linux-oem-6.1: Linux kernel for OEM systems
Details:
Zhenghan Wang discovered that the generic ID allocator implementation in
the Linux kernel did not properly check for null bitmap when releasing IDs.
A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash).
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
linux-image-6.1.0-1034-oem 6.1.0-1034.34
linux-image-oem-22.04 6.1.0.1034.35
linux-image-oem-22.04a 6.1.0.1034.35
linux-image-oem-22.04b 6.1.0.1034.35
linux-image-oem-22.04c 6.1.0.1034.35
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:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6650-1
CVE-2023-6915
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem-6.1/6.1.0-1034.34