SB2022061740 - openEuler update for kernel

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1972)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input in the Linux kernel's netfilter subsystem. A local user can trigger out-of-bounds write to escalate privileges on the system.

2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1974)

The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the Linux kernel's NFC core functionality due to a race condition between kobject creation and delete. A local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN privilege can leak kernel information and escalate privileges on the system.

3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1786)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the Linux kernel’s io_uring subsystem in the way a user sets up a ring with IORING_SETUP_IOPOLL with more than one task completing submissions on this ring. A local user can trigger use-after-free to crash the system or escalate their privileges.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2022-1714