SB2022100331 - Ubuntu update for linux
Published: October 3, 2022 Updated: June 8, 2023
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 14 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33655)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO IOCTL. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
2) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33656)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when setting font with malicous data by ioctl cmd PIO_FONT. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
3) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4037)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in the fs/inode.c:inode_init_owner() function logic of the Linux kernel. A local user can create files for the XFS file-system with an unintended group ownership and with group execution and SGID permission bits set to bypass implemented security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to the application.
4) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0850)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output in the copy_page_to_iter() function in iov_iter.c in Linux kernel. A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
5) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1199)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a Null pointer dereference and use after free errors in the ax25_release() function. A local user can simulate Amateur Radio and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
6) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1204)
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 Amateur Radio AX.25 protocol functionality when user connects with the protocol. A local user can trigger use-after-free error to perform a denial of service attack or escalate privileges on the system.
7) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1729)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within sys_perf_event_open() in Linux kernel. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.
8) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20368)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the packet_recvmsg() function in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and potentially escalate privileges on the system.
9) Integer underflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2639)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow within the reserve_sfa_size() function in the openvswitch kernel module in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the system or escalate privileges.
10) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2964)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the ASIX AX88179_178A-based USB 2.0/3.0 Gigabit Ethernet Devices driver in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
11) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2978)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Linux kernel NILFS file system. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
12) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3028)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the Linux kernel's IP framework for transforming packets (XFRM subsystem) when multiple calls to xfrm_probe_algs occurred simultaneously. A local user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.
13) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3202)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in diFree in fs/jfs/inode.c in Journaled File System (JFS) in the Linux kernel. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
14) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36946)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the nfqnl_mangle() function in net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c in the Linux kernel when processing IPv6 packets. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.