SB2023120643 - Ubuntu update for linux

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SB2023120643 - Ubuntu update for linux

Published: December 6, 2023 Updated: February 27, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2023120643
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 6
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 17% Low 83%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 6 vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39189)

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

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/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 a boundary condition within the nfnl_osf_add_callback() function in Linux kernel Netfilter. A local user with CAP_NET_ADMIN capability can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


2) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42754)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/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 ipv4_send_dest_unreach() function in net/ipv4/route.c. A local user with CAP_NET_ADMIN permissions can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45898)

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 user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in fs/ext4/extents_status.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


4) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5158)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

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


The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the vringh_kiov_advance() function in drivers/vhost/vringh.c in the host side of a virtio ring. A malicious guest can crash the host OS via zero length descriptor.


5) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5178)

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:P/U:Clear


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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c in nvmet_tcp_free_crypto due to a logical bug in the NVMe-oF/TCP subsystem in the Linux kernel. A local authenticated user can trigger a use-after-free error and escalate privileges on the system.


6) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5717)

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

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 local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the Linux kernel's Linux Kernel Performance Events (perf) component. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References