SB2023032948 - Ubuntu update for linux
Published: March 29, 2023 Updated: October 17, 2024
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 11 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3669)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to measuring usage of the shared memory does not scale with large shared memory segment counts. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3424)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the gru_set_context_option(), gru_fault() and gru_handle_user_call_os() functions in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
3) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36280)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the vmw_kms_cursor_snoo() function in drivers/gpu/vmxgfx/vmxgfx_kms.c in vmwgfx VMWare driver. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41218)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the dvb_demux_open() and dvb_dmxdev_release() function in drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
5) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-47929)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the traffic control subsystem in Linux kernel. A local user can pass pass a specially crafted traffic control configuration that is set up with "tc qdisc" and "tc class" commands and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
6) Security features bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0045)
The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to Linux kernel does not correctly mitigate SMT attacks. A local user can bypass Spectre-BTI user space mitigations and gain access to sensitive information.
7) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0266)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the snd_ctl_elem_read() function in the Linux kernel sound subsystem. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
8) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0394)
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 rawv6_push_pending_frames() function in net/ipv6/raw.c. A local user can run a specially crafted program on the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
9) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23455)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the atm_tc_enqueue() function in net/sched/sch_atm.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a type confusion error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
10) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23559)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the rndis_query_oid() function in drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c. A local user can trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
11) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28328)
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 az6027 driver in drivers/media/usb/dev-usb/az6027.c in the Linux Kernel. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.