SB2024042248 - Ubuntu update for linux 



SB2024042248 - Ubuntu update for linux

Published: April 22, 2024 Updated: October 25, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024042248
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 17
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 17 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20422)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within emulation_proc_handler() in armv8 emulation in arch/arm64/kernel/armv8_deprecated.c. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


2) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1382)

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 net/tipc/topsrv.c within the TIPC protocol implementation in the Linux kernel. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Security features bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1998)

The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation of the Spectre v2 SMT mitigations, related to calling prctl with PR_SET_SPECULATION_CTRL. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to kernel memory from userspace.


4) Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-24023)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper verification of cryptographic signature in bluetooth implementation. A remote attacker with physical proximity to the system can perform MitM attack and potentially compromise the system.


5) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-51043)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


6) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-51779)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when handling bt_sock_ioctl in the Bluetooth subsystem. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.


7) Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52429)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling within the dm_table_create() function in drivers/md/dm-table.c. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the kernel and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


8) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23851)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the copy_params() function in drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


9) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-46966)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the cm_write() function in drivers/acpi/custom_method.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and escalate privileges on the system.


10) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-46936)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the inet_init() function in net/ipv4/af_inet.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


11) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52451)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the dlpar_memory_remove_by_index() function in arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


12) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-25162)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the i2c_put_adapter() function in drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and crash the kernel.


13) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52445)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in pvrusb2. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


14) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52600)

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

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


15) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-46990)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups.c. A local user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


16) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-46955)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the ovs_fragment() function in net/openvswitch/actions.c when running openvswitch on kernels built with KASAN. A remote attacker can send specially crafted IPv4 packets to the system, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or crash the kernel.


17) Improper validation of array index (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52603)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of array index within the dtSplitRoot() function in fs/jfs/jfs_dtree.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.