Ubuntu update for linux-bluefield



Published: 2023-08-29
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 16
CVE-ID CVE-2020-36691
CVE-2022-0168
CVE-2022-1184
CVE-2022-27672
CVE-2022-4269
CVE-2023-0590
CVE-2023-1611
CVE-2023-1855
CVE-2023-1990
CVE-2023-2124
CVE-2023-2194
CVE-2023-28466
CVE-2023-30772
CVE-2023-3111
CVE-2023-3141
CVE-2023-33203
CWE-ID CWE-674
CWE-476
CWE-416
CWE-1342
CWE-833
CWE-125
CWE-787
CWE-362
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
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linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
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linux-image-5.4.0-1068-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
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linux-image-5.4.0-1054-ibm (Ubuntu package)
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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 16 vulnerabilities.

1) Uncontrolled Recursion

EUVDB-ID: #VU75206

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36691

CWE-ID: CWE-674 - Uncontrolled Recursion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled recursion in lib/nlattr.c. A local user can use a nested Netlink policy with a back reference to crash the kernel.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-bluefield to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04

linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1054.83

linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1068.63

linux-image-5.4.0-1068-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1068.74

linux-image-5.4.0-1054-ibm (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1054.59

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6314-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU63789

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0168

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the Linux kernel’s smb2_ioctl_query_info function in the fs/cifs/smb2ops.c Common Internet File System (CIFS). A privileged (CAP_SYS_ADMIN) attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-bluefield to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04

linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1054.83

linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1068.63

linux-image-5.4.0-1068-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1068.74

linux-image-5.4.0-1054-ibm (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1054.59

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6314-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU64438

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1184

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in fs/ext4/namei.c:dx_insert_block() function in the Linux kernel’s filesystem sub-component.. A local user can trigger use-after-free and perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-bluefield to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04

linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1054.83

linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1068.63

linux-image-5.4.0-1068-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1068.74

linux-image-5.4.0-1054-ibm (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1054.59

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6314-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Cross-thread return address predictions

EUVDB-ID: #VU72470

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27672

CWE-ID: CWE-1342 - Information Exposure through Microarchitectural State after Transient Execution

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to certain AMD processors may speculatively execute instructions at an incorrect return site after an SMT mode switch that may potentially lead to information disclosure.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-bluefield to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04

linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1054.83

linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1068.63

linux-image-5.4.0-1068-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1068.74

linux-image-5.4.0-1054-ibm (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1054.59

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6314-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

5) Deadlock

EUVDB-ID: #VU73186

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4269

CWE-ID: CWE-833 - Deadlock

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the Linux kernel Traffic Control (TC) subsystem. A local user can use a specific network configuration (redirecting egress packets to ingress using TC action "mirred") to trigger a CPU soft lockup.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-bluefield to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04

linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1054.83

linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1068.63

linux-image-5.4.0-1068-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1068.74

linux-image-5.4.0-1054-ibm (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1054.59

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6314-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

6) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU72098

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0590

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

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 qdisc_graft() function in net/sched/sch_api.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and crash the kernel.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-bluefield to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04

linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1054.83

linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1068.63

linux-image-5.4.0-1068-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1068.74

linux-image-5.4.0-1054-ibm (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1054.59

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6314-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

7) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU75204

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1611

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

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 btrfs_search_slot() function in fs/btrfs/ctree.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and crash the kernel.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-bluefield to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04

linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1054.83

linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1068.63

linux-image-5.4.0-1068-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1068.74

linux-image-5.4.0-1054-ibm (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1054.59

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6314-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

8) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU75451

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1855

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the xgene_hwmon_remove() function in drivers/hwmon/xgene-hwmon.c in the Hardware Monitoring Linux Kernel Driver (xgene-hwmon). A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-bluefield to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04

linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1054.83

linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1068.63

linux-image-5.4.0-1068-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1068.74

linux-image-5.4.0-1054-ibm (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1054.59

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6314-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

9) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU75453

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1990

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

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 ndlc_remove() function in drivers/nfc/st-nci/ndlc.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-bluefield to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04

linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1054.83

linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1068.63

linux-image-5.4.0-1068-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1068.74

linux-image-5.4.0-1054-ibm (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1054.59

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6314-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

10) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU75323

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2124

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack..

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the XFS subsystem in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the kernel.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-bluefield to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04

linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1054.83

linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1068.63

linux-image-5.4.0-1068-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1068.74

linux-image-5.4.0-1054-ibm (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1054.59

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6314-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

11) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU77249

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2194

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the Linux kernel's SLIMpro I2C device driver. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-bluefield to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04

linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1054.83

linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1068.63

linux-image-5.4.0-1068-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1068.74

linux-image-5.4.0-1054-ibm (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1054.59

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6314-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

12) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU74628

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28466

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition caused by a missing lock_sock call within the do_tls_getsockopt() function in net/tls/tls_main.c. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-bluefield to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04

linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1054.83

linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1068.63

linux-image-5.4.0-1068-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1068.74

linux-image-5.4.0-1054-ibm (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1054.59

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6314-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

13) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU75996

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-30772

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows an attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in rivers/power/supply/da9150-charger.c in Linux kernel. An attacker with physical access to device can trigger a race condition while unplugin the device and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-bluefield to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04

linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1054.83

linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1068.63

linux-image-5.4.0-1068-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1068.74

linux-image-5.4.0-1054-ibm (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1054.59

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6314-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

14) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU77911

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3111

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the prepare_to_relocate() function in fs/btrfs/relocation.c in btrfs in the Linux Kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-bluefield to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04

linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1054.83

linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1068.63

linux-image-5.4.0-1068-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1068.74

linux-image-5.4.0-1054-ibm (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1054.59

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6314-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

15) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU77955

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3141

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the r592_remove() function of drivers/memstick/host/r592.c in media access in the Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-bluefield to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04

linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1054.83

linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1068.63

linux-image-5.4.0-1068-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1068.74

linux-image-5.4.0-1054-ibm (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1054.59

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6314-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

16) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU77496

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-33203

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows an attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac.c. An attacker with physical access to the system can exploit the race by unplugging an emac based device and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-bluefield to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04

linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1054.83

linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0.1068.63

linux-image-5.4.0-1068-bluefield (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1068.74

linux-image-5.4.0-1054-ibm (Ubuntu package): before 5.4.0-1054.59

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6314-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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