Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fips



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 9
CVE-ID CVE-2024-57850
CVE-2024-56596
CVE-2024-56551
CVE-2024-53168
CVE-2024-53155
CVE-2024-47701
CVE-2024-42301
CVE-2024-26966
CVE-2021-47211
CWE-ID CWE-119
CWE-125
CWE-416
CWE-908
CWE-476
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Ubuntu
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Canonical Ltd.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 9 vulnerabilities.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU102968

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-57850

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the jffs2_rtime_decompress() function in fs/jffs2/compr_rtime.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-azure-fips to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04

linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package): before 4.15.0-2098.104

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7553-6


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) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU102087

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-56596

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 an out-of-bounds read error within the jfs_readdir() function in fs/jfs/jfs_dtree.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-azure-fips to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04

linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package): before 4.15.0-2098.104

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7553-6


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: #VU102039

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-56551

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 amdgpu_vce_sw_fini() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vce.c, within the amdgpu_device_fini_sw() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-azure-fips to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04

linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package): before 4.15.0-2098.104

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7553-6


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) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU102061

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53168

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 xs_create_sock() function in net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c, within the svc_create_socket() function in net/sunrpc/svcsock.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-azure-fips to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04

linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package): before 4.15.0-2098.104

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7553-6


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) Use of uninitialized resource

EUVDB-ID: #VU101917

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53155

CWE-ID: CWE-908 - Use of Uninitialized Resource

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource within the ocfs2_file_write_iter() and ocfs2_file_read_iter() functions in fs/ocfs2/file.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-azure-fips to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04

linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package): before 4.15.0-2098.104

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7553-6


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: #VU98898

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-47701

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 ext4_find_inline_entry() function in fs/ext4/inline.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-azure-fips to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04

linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package): before 4.15.0-2098.104

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7553-6


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) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU96116

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42301

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 an out-of-bounds read error within the do_active_device(), do_autoprobe(), do_hardware_base_addr(), do_hardware_irq(), do_hardware_dma() and do_hardware_modes() functions in drivers/parport/procfs.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-azure-fips to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04

linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package): before 4.15.0-2098.104

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7553-6


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) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU91394

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26966

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 an out-of-bounds read error within the F() function in drivers/clk/qcom/mmcc-apq8084.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-azure-fips to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04

linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package): before 4.15.0-2098.104

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7553-6


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) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU89394

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-47211

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

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 snd_usb_set_sample_rate_v2v3() function in sound/usb/clock.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-azure-fips to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04

linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package): before 4.15.0-2098.104

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7553-6


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.



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