SB2021041392 - Ubuntu update for linux-oem-5.10

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SB2021041392 - Ubuntu update for linux-oem-5.10

Published: April 13, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021041392
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.


1) Null pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25639)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel's GPU Nouveau driver functionality in versions prior to 5.12-rc1 in the way the user calls ioctl DRM_IOCTL_NOUVEAU_CHANNEL_ALLOC. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.


2) Allocation of resources without limits or throttling (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28038)

CWE-ID: CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to a crash the entire system.

The vulnerability exists due to allocation of resources without limits or throttling error within the xenvif_tx_action() function in drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c. A local user can a crash the entire system.


3) Missing authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28375)

CWE-ID: CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization error within the fastrpc_internal_invoke() function in drivers/misc/fastrpc.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.


4) Excessive Iteration (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28950)

CWE-ID: CWE-834 - Excessive Iteration

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive iteration in fs/fuse/fuse_i.h in the Linux kernel. A local user can run a specially crafted program to perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References