SB2022101105 - Amazon Linux AMI update for kernel
Published: October 11, 2022 Updated: March 20, 2024
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 12 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) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4159)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak in Linux kernel EBPF verifier when handling internal data structures. A local user with permissions to insert eBPF code to the kernel can force the kernel to leak internal kernel memory details and bypass mitigations, related to exploitation protection.
3) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1462)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the the Linux kernel’s TeleTYpe subsystem caused by a race condition when using ioctls TIOCSPTLCK and TIOCGPTPEER and TIOCSTI and TCXONC with leakage of memory file. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the system or read random kernel memory.
4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1679)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the ath9k_htc_wait_for_target() function in the Linux kernel’s Atheros wireless adapter driver. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
5) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2153)
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 the Linux kernel’s KVM when attempting to set a SynIC IRQ. A local user on the host can issue specific ioctl calls, causing a denial of service.
6) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2588)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The
vulnerability exists due to a double free error within the network packet scheduler implementation
in the route4_change() function in Linux kernel when removing all references to a route filter
before freeing it. A local user can run a specially crafted program to
crash the kernel or execute arbitrary code.
7) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2663)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass firewall rules.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in nf_conntrack_irc in Linux kernel. A remote attacker can send unencrypted IRC with nf_conntrack_irc configured and bypass configured firewall rules.
8) 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.
9) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36123)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to Linux kernel lacks a certain clear operation for the block starting symbol (.bss). A local user on the Xen PV guest OS can perform a denial of service attack or escalate privileges on the guest OS.
10) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36879)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the xfrm_expand_policies() function in net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c. A local user can cause the refcount to be dropped twice and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
11) 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.
12) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40307)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the drivers/firmware/efi/capsule-loader.c in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.