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USN-5485-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

17 June 2022

Several security issues were addressed in the Linux kernel.

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Details

It was discovered that some Intel processors did not completely perform
cleanup actions on multi-core shared buffers. A local attacker could
possibly use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2022-21123)

It was discovered that some Intel processors did not completely perform
cleanup actions on microarchitectural fill buffers. A local attacker could
possibly use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2022-21125)

It was discovered that some Intel processors did not properly perform
cleanup during specific special register write operations. A local attacker
could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2022-21166)

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Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines.

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 21.10
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 14.04

Please note that fully mitigating processor vulnerabilities requires
corresponding processor microcode/firmware updates.

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.

Related notices

  • USN-5484-1: linux-headers-generic-lts-raring, linux-signed-generic-lts-trusty, linux-headers-generic, linux-headers-server, linux-image-extra-virtual, linux-cloud-tools-virtual, linux-image-generic-lts-trusty, linux-cloud-tools-common, linux-generic-lts-saucy-eol-upgrade, linux-image-generic-pae, linux-image-hwe-virtual-trusty, linux-modules-3.13.0-190-lowlatency, linux-image-server, linux-generic-lts-raring-eol-upgrade, linux-tools-3.13.0-190, linux-libc-dev, linux-headers-3.13.0-190-lowlatency, linux-headers-omap, linux-generic-lts-raring, linux-signed-image-generic, linux-signed-generic-lts-quantal, linux, linux-generic-lts-quantal, linux-image-hwe-generic-trusty, linux-signed-generic-lts-saucy, linux-cloud-tools-generic, linux-signed-generic-lts-raring, linux-source, linux-headers-generic-lpae-lts-trusty, linux-headers-highbank, linux-tools-lts-quantal, linux-tools-3.13.0-190-generic-lpae, linux-modules-3.13.0-190-generic-lpae, linux-tools-3.13.0-190-lowlatency, linux-headers-generic-lts-saucy, linux-virtual, linux-headers-3.13.0-190-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-lts-raring, linux-headers-generic-lpae-lts-saucy, linux-hwe-generic-trusty, linux-image-3.13.0-190-generic, linux-signed-image-generic-lts-trusty, linux-tools-generic-lpae-lts-saucy, linux-headers-3.13.0-190, linux-headers-3.13.0-190-generic, linux-cloud-tools-3.13.0-190, linux-buildinfo-3.13.0-190-generic-lpae, linux-image-omap, linux-highbank, linux-tools-generic-lpae-lts-trusty, linux-tools-generic-lts-saucy, linux-tools-lts-trusty, linux-generic-lts-trusty, linux-generic, linux-image-generic, linux-generic-lpae-lts-saucy, linux-headers-lowlatency-pae, linux-hwe-virtual-trusty, linux-image-generic-lts-quantal, linux-generic-pae, linux-source-3.13.0, linux-tools-lowlatency, linux-signed-generic-lts-raring-eol-upgrade, linux-image-3.13.0-190-generic-lpae, linux-image-unsigned-3.13.0-190-lowlatency, linux-generic-lts-quantal-eol-upgrade, linux-lowlatency, linux-signed-generic-lts-quantal-eol-upgrade, linux-tools-lts-raring, linux-headers-generic-pae, linux-generic-lpae-lts-saucy-eol-upgrade, linux-signed-generic, linux-image-generic-lts-saucy, linux-modules-3.13.0-190-generic, linux-image-unsigned-3.13.0-190-generic, linux-cloud-tools-lowlatency, linux-headers-generic-lpae, hv-kvp-daemon-init, linux-tools-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-190-lowlatency, linux-buildinfo-3.13.0-190-generic, linux-signed-image-generic-lts-raring, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-saucy, linux-headers-lowlatency, linux-generic-lpae, linux-tools-generic-lts-trusty, linux-cloud-tools-3.13.0-190-lowlatency, linux-buildinfo-3.13.0-190-lowlatency, linux-image-lowlatency-pae, linux-doc, linux-tools-common, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty, linux-tools-lts-saucy, linux-image-virtual, linux-generic-lts-saucy, linux-image-highbank, linux-signed-image-generic-lts-saucy, linux-signed-image-generic-lts-quantal, linux-cloud-tools-3.13.0-190-generic, linux-crashdump, linux-generic-lpae-lts-trusty, linux-omap, linux-headers-generic-lts-quantal, linux-headers-virtual, linux-lowlatency-pae, linux-headers-generic-lts-trusty, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-tools-virtual, linux-tools-3.13.0-190-generic, linux-modules-extra-3.13.0-190-generic, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-tools-generic-lpae, linux-server, linux-signed-generic-lts-saucy-eol-upgrade
  • USN-5486-1: intel-microcode
  • USN-5485-2: linux-modules-5.14.0-1044-oem, linux-image-5.14.0-1044-oem, linux-headers-5.14.0-1044-oem, linux-modules-iwlwifi-oem-20.04d, linux-tools-oem-20.04, linux-oem-5.14-headers-5.14.0-1044, linux-modules-iwlwifi-oem-20.04, linux-oem-20.04b, linux-oem-20.04d, linux-tools-5.14.0-1044-oem, linux-oem-5.14, linux-oem-20.04, linux-image-oem-20.04c, linux-buildinfo-5.14.0-1044-oem, linux-headers-oem-20.04b, linux-oem-20.04c, linux-modules-iwlwifi-5.14.0-1044-oem, linux-image-oem-20.04b, linux-image-unsigned-5.14.0-1044-oem, linux-headers-oem-20.04, linux-image-oem-20.04, linux-headers-oem-20.04d, linux-tools-oem-20.04b, linux-tools-oem-20.04c, linux-oem-5.14-tools-5.14.0-1044, linux-tools-oem-20.04d, linux-image-oem-20.04d, linux-headers-oem-20.04c, linux-oem-5.14-tools-host
  • USN-5505-1: linux-image-unsigned-4.4.0-229-generic, linux-kvm-tools-4.4.0-1110, linux-cloud-tools-4.4.0-1110-kvm, linux-image-unsigned-4.4.0-229-lowlatency, linux-modules-4.4.0-229-generic, linux-tools-4.4.0-1110-kvm, linux-tools-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-cloud-tools-generic-lts-xenial, linux-headers-4.4.0-229, linux-lts-xenial-tools-4.4.0-229, linux-modules-4.4.0-1110-kvm, linux-modules-4.4.0-229-lowlatency, linux-signed-generic-lts-xenial, linux-buildinfo-4.4.0-229-generic, linux-cloud-tools-4.4.0-229-generic, linux-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-229-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-229-lowlatency, linux-headers-4.4.0-1110-kvm, linux-tools-4.4.0-229-generic, linux-headers-4.4.0-229-generic, linux-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-cloud-tools-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-extra-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-tools-generic-lts-xenial, linux-kvm-cloud-tools-4.4.0-1110, linux-buildinfo-4.4.0-1110-kvm, linux-lts-xenial, linux-signed-image-generic-lts-xenial, linux-headers-generic-lts-xenial, linux-cloud-tools-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-generic-lts-xenial, linux-headers-4.4.0-229-lowlatency, linux-signed-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-signed-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-headers-kvm, linux-headers-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial-cloud-tools-4.4.0-229, linux-buildinfo-4.4.0-229-lowlatency, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-4.4.0-1110-kvm, linux-tools-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-tools-4.4.0-229-lowlatency, linux-tools-kvm, linux-cloud-tools-4.4.0-229-lowlatency, linux-kvm-headers-4.4.0-1110, linux-headers-lowlatency-lts-xenial, linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial, linux-modules-extra-4.4.0-229-generic
  • USN-5513-1: linux-buildinfo-4.4.0-1109-aws, linux-tools-4.4.0-1109-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-1109-aws, linux-headers-aws, linux-image-aws, linux-headers-4.4.0-1109-aws, linux-cloud-tools-4.4.0-1109-aws, linux-aws, linux-modules-4.4.0-1109-aws, linux-aws-tools-4.4.0-1109, linux-aws-cloud-tools-4.4.0-1109, linux-aws-headers-4.4.0-1109, linux-tools-aws
  • USN-5529-1: linux-tools-5.17.0-1013-oem, linux-oem-5.17-headers-5.17.0-1013, linux-oem-22.04, linux-headers-oem-22.04a, linux-modules-iwlwifi-5.17.0-1013-oem, linux-headers-oem-22.04, linux-headers-5.17.0-1013-oem, linux-oem-5.17-tools-host, linux-modules-iwlwifi-oem-22.04a, linux-buildinfo-5.17.0-1013-oem, linux-tools-oem-22.04a, linux-image-oem-22.04, linux-oem-22.04a, linux-modules-5.17.0-1013-oem, linux-modules-iwlwifi-oem-22.04, linux-tools-oem-22.04, linux-oem-5.17, linux-oem-5.17-tools-5.17.0-1013, linux-image-unsigned-5.17.0-1013-oem, linux-image-5.17.0-1013-oem, linux-image-oem-22.04a
  • USN-5535-1: intel-microcode