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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2023-6176): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2023-6176): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/16/2023
Created
12/13/2023
Added
12/12/2023
Modified
02/26/2024

Description

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel API for the cryptographic algorithm scatterwalk functionality. This issue occurs when a user constructs a malicious packet with specific socket configuration, which could allow a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-15-0-1036-gkeop
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-15-0-1044-nvidia
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-15-0-1044-nvidia-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-15-0-1046-ibm
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-15-0-1046-raspi
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-15-0-1047-intel-iotg
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-15-0-1048-intel-iotg
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-15-0-1050-gke
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-15-0-1050-kvm
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-15-0-1051-gcp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-15-0-1051-oracle
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-15-0-1053-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-15-0-1056-azure
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-15-0-1056-azure-fde
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-15-0-94-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-15-0-94-generic-64k
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-15-0-94-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-15-0-94-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-15-0-94-lowlatency-64k
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1028-iot
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1035-xilinx-zynqmp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1063-ibm
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1076-bluefield
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1083-gkeop
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1100-raspi
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1104-kvm
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1115-oracle
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1116-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1120-gcp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1121-azure
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-169-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-169-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-169-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-5-0-1007-starfive
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-5-0-1009-laptop
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-5-0-1010-raspi
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-5-0-1013-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-5-0-1013-gcp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-5-0-1014-oem
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-5-0-1015-azure
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-5-0-1015-azure-fde
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-5-0-1015-oracle
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-5-0-17-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-5-0-17-generic-64k
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-5-0-17-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-5-0-17-lowlatency-64k
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-aws-lts-20-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-aws-lts-22-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-azure
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-azure-cvm
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-azure-fde
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-azure-lts-20-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-azure-lts-22-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-bluefield
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gcp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gcp-lts-20-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gcp-lts-22-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-64k
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-18-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-20-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-22-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gke
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gke-5-15
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gkeop
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gkeop-5-15
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gkeop-5-4
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-ibm
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-ibm-lts-20-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-intel
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-intel-iotg
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-kvm
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-laptop-23-10
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-64k
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-nvidia
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem-20-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem-20-04b
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem-20-04c
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem-20-04d
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem-22-04d
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem-osp1
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oracle
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oracle-lts-20-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oracle-lts-22-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-raspi
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-raspi-hwe-18-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-raspi-nolpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-starfive
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual-hwe-18-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual-hwe-20-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual-hwe-22-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp

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