SB2023090647 - Ubuntu update for linux

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 8 vulnerabilities.

1) Release of invalid pointer or reference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48425)

CWE-ID: CWE-763 - Release of invalid pointer or reference

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

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

The vulnerability exists due to an invalid kfree in fs/ntfs3/inode.c caused by improper validation of MFT flags before replaying logs. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-21255)

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the binder_transaction_buffer_release() function in Binder subsystem in Android kernel. A local application can trigger a use-after-fee error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

3) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2898)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the f2fs_write_end_io() function in fs/f2fs/data.c. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

4) Deadlock (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31084)

CWE-ID: CWE-833 - Deadlock

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

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

The vulnerability exists due to a deadlock in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c when a task is in !TASK_RUNNING. A local user can trigger a deadlock and crash the kernel.

5) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3212)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the gfs2 file system in the Linux kernel. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

6) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38426)

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

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the smb2_find_context_vals() function. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the server, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

7) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38428)

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

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the server, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

8) Off-by-one (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38429)

CWE-ID: CWE-193 - Off-by-one Error

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to an off-by-one error within the ksmbd_smb2_check_message() function in fs/ksmbd/connection.c. A remote attacker can trigger an off-by-one error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6339-1