USN-5913-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5913-1
March 03, 2023
linux-oem-5.14, linux-oem-5.17 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Software Description:
- linux-oem-5.17: Linux kernel for OEM systems
- linux-oem-5.14: Linux kernel for OEM systems
Details:
It was discovered that the Upper Level Protocol (ULP) subsystem in the
Linux kernel did not properly handle sockets entering the LISTEN state in
certain protocols, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-0461)
Lee Jones discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the
Bluetooth implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-20566)
It was discovered that the ISDN implementation of the Linux kernel
contained a use-after-free vulnerability. A privileged user could use this
to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2022-3565)
It was discovered that the Netlink Transformation (XFRM) subsystem in the
Linux kernel contained a reference counting error. A local attacker could
use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-36879)
It was discovered that the USB monitoring (usbmon) component in the Linux
kernel did not properly set permissions on memory mapped in to user space
processes. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-43750)
It was discovered that the NFSD implementation in the Linux kernel
contained a use-after-free vulnerability. A remote attacker could possibly
use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2022-4379)
It was discovered that the Atmel WILC1000 driver in the Linux kernel did
not properly validate offsets, leading to an out-of-bounds read
vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash). (CVE-2022-47520)
José Oliveira and Rodrigo Branco discovered that the prctl syscall
implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly protect against
indirect branch prediction attacks in some situations. A local attacker
could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2023-0045)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
linux-image-5.17.0-1028-oem 5.17.0-1028.29
linux-image-oem-22.04 5.17.0.1028.26
linux-image-oem-22.04a 5.17.0.1028.26
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
linux-image-5.14.0-1058-oem 5.14.0-1058.66
linux-image-oem-20.04 5.14.0.1058.56
linux-image-oem-20.04b 5.14.0.1058.56
linux-image-oem-20.04c 5.14.0.1058.56
linux-image-oem-20.04d 5.14.0.1058.56
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have
been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and
reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed.
Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages
(e.g. linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual,
linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform
this as well.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5913-1
CVE-2022-20566, CVE-2022-3565, CVE-2022-36879, CVE-2022-43750,
CVE-2022-4379, CVE-2022-47520, CVE-2023-0045, CVE-2023-0461
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem-5.17/5.17.0-1028.29
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem-5.14/5.14.0-1058.66
A Linux kernel (OEM) security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS and 22.04 LTS
