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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6645-1
February 20, 2024
linux vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
Summary:
The system could be made to stop responding under certain conditions.
Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel
Details:
It was discovered that the netfilter connection tracker for netlink in the
Linux kernel did not properly perform reference counting in some error
conditions. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of
service (memory exhaustion).
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   linux-image-3.13.0-196-generic  3.13.0-196.247
   linux-image-3.13.0-196-lowlatency  3.13.0-196.247
   linux-image-generic             3.13.0.196.206
   linux-image-generic-lts-trusty  3.13.0.196.206
   linux-image-lowlatency          3.13.0.196.206
   linux-image-server              3.13.0.196.206
   linux-image-virtual             3.13.0.196.206
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-6645-1
   CVE-2023-7192