SB2022051832 - Ubuntu update for linux
Published: May 18, 2022 Updated: October 19, 2022
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 8 vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27820)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/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 execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in nouveau's postclose() handler. A local user can send specially crafted data to the system and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-26401)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application within LFENCE/JMP. A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1016)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c:nft_do_chain in Linux kernel.. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and gain access to sensitive information.
4) Use of uninitialized resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20008)
CWE-ID: CWE-908 - Use of Uninitialized Resource
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local application to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of uninitialized resources within the mmc_blk_read_single() function in block.c. A local application can obtain potentially sensitive information from memory when reading from an SD card that triggers errors.
5) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25258)
CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
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 a NULL pointer dereference error drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c in the Linux kernel. The USB Gadget subsystem lacks certain validation of interface OS descriptor requests (ones with a large array index and ones associated with NULL function pointer retrieval). A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
6) Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25375)
CWE-ID: CWE-668 - Exposure of resource to wrong sphere
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in drivers/usb/gadget/function/rndis.c in the Linux kernel. The RNDIS USB gadget lacks validation of the size of the RNDIS_MSG_SET command. A local user can run a specially crafted program to gain access to kernel memory.
7) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26490)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
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 escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the st21nfca_connectivity_event_received() function in drivers/nfc/st21nfca/se.c in Linux kernel. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
8) Improper Validation of Array Index (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27223)
CWE-ID: CWE-129 - Improper Validation of Array Index
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of array index in drivers/usb/gadget/udc/udc-xilinx.c in the Linux kernel. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the system and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.