SB2023051402 - Debian update for linux

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0386)

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

The vulnerability exists due to unauthorized access to execution of setuid files in OverlayFS subsystem when copying a capable file from a nosuid mount into another mount. A local user can execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

2) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31436)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the qfq_change_class() function in net/sched/sch_qfq.c when handling the MTU value provided to the QFQ Scheduler. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32233)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in Netfilter nf_tables when processing batch requests. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5402