SB2022090304 - Ubuntu update for linux-oem-5.17
Published: September 3, 2022
Breakdown by Severity
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- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33061)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient control flow management. A local user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33655)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO IOCTL. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.