SB2024102149 - Ubuntu update for linux-gke
Published: October 21, 2024
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38630)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the cpu5wdt_exit() function in drivers/watchdog/cpu5wdt.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
2) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27397)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the __nft_rbtree_insert(), nft_rbtree_deactivate() and nft_rbtree_gc() functions in net/netfilter/nft_set_rbtree.c, within the pipapo_get(), nft_pipapo_get(), nft_pipapo_insert(), pipapo_gc() and pipapo_deactivate() functions in net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo.c, within the nft_rhash_key(), nft_rhash_cmp(), nft_rhash_lookup(), nft_rhash_get(), nft_rhash_update(), nft_rhash_insert() and nft_rhash_deactivate() functions in net/netfilter/nft_set_hash.c, within the nft_trans_gc_catchall_sync() and nf_tables_valid_genid() functions in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45016)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the netem_enqueue() function in net/sched/sch_netem.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.