SB2022070221 - Ubuntu update for linux
Published: July 2, 2022
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 8 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4197)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to missing permissions checks within the cgroups (control groups) functionality of Linux Kernel when writing into a file descriptor. A local low privileged process can trick a higher privileged parent process into writing arbitrary data into files, which can result in denial of service or privileges escalation.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4202)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the nci_request() function in net/nfc/nci/core.c in NFC Controller Interface (NCI) in the Linux kernel. A local user can cause a data race problem while the device is getting removed and escalate privileges on the system.
3) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1353)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application in the pfkey_register function in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can gain unauthorized access to kernel memory, leading to a system crash or a leak of internal kernel information.
4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1419)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in vgem_gem_dumb_create() function in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
5) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1652)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error in the bad_flp_intr() function. A local user can execute a specially-crafted program to cause a denial of service condition on the system or escalate privileges on the system.
6) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1679)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the ath9k_htc_wait_for_target() function in the Linux kernel’s Atheros wireless adapter driver. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
7) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1734)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to Marvell NFC device driver implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform memory cleanup operations in some situations. A local user can trigger use-after-free to escalate privileges on the system.
8) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28356)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak in net/llc/af_llc.c component. A remote attacker can force the system to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.