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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.6228.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6228-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-ibm, linux-oracle' package(s) announced via the USN-6228-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-ibm, linux-oracle' package(s) announced via the USN-6228-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that the XFS file system implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly perform metadata validation when mounting certain
images. An attacker could use this to specially craft a file system image
that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2023-2124)

Wei Chen discovered that the InfiniBand RDMA communication manager
implementation in the Linux kernel contained an out-of-bounds read
vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash). (CVE-2023-2176)

Affected Software/OS:
'linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-ibm, linux-oracle' package(s) on Ubuntu 23.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-2124
Debian Security Information: DSA-5448 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5448
Debian Security Information: DSA-5480 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5480
https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=7e9494b8b399902e994e
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item_recover.c?h=v6.4-rc1&id=22ed903eee23a5b174e240f1cdfa9acf393a5210
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-2176
https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-rdma/msg114749.html
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