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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5728-2

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5728-2
Posted Nov 21, 2022
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 5728-2 - Jann Horn discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly track memory allocations for anonymous VMA mappings in some situations, leading to potential data structure reuse. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that a race condition existed in the memory address space accounting implementation in the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

tags | advisory, denial of service, arbitrary, kernel, local
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2022-20422, CVE-2022-2153, CVE-2022-2978, CVE-2022-29901, CVE-2022-3028, CVE-2022-3625, CVE-2022-3635, CVE-2022-39188, CVE-2022-40768, CVE-2022-41222, CVE-2022-42703, CVE-2022-42719
SHA-256 | c3624c07f86cdfd2b3713a4f62018465ad2c42db0469b2ff000d4ff889d73b83

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5728-2

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5728-2
November 18, 2022

linux-azure-fde, linux-gke, linux-gkeop, linux-raspi-5.4 vulnerabilities
==========================================================================

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:
- linux-azure-fde: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure CVM cloud systems
- linux-gke: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-gkeop: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-raspi-5.4: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systems

Details:

Jann Horn discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly track memory
allocations for anonymous VMA mappings in some situations, leading to
potential data structure reuse. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2022-42703)

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the memory address space
accounting implementation in the Linux kernel, 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-2022-41222)

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the instruction emulator
of the Linux kernel on Arm 64-bit systems. A local attacker could use this
to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-20422)

It was discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel did not
properly handle virtual CPUs without APICs in certain situations. A local
attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (host system
crash). (CVE-2022-2153)

Hao Sun and Jiacheng Xu discovered that the NILFS file system
implementation in the Linux kernel contained 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-2022-2978)

Johannes Wikner and Kaveh Razavi discovered that for some Intel x86-64
processors, the Linux kernel's protections against speculative branch
target injection attacks were insufficient in some circumstances. A local
attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2022-29901)

Abhishek Shah discovered a race condition in the PF_KEYv2 implementation in
the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information (kernel
memory). (CVE-2022-3028)

It was discovered that the Netlink device interface implementation in the
Linux kernel did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a
use-after-free vulnerability with some network device drivers. A local
attacker with admin access to the network device could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2022-3625)

It was discovered that the IDT 77252 ATM PCI device driver in the Linux
kernel did not properly remove any pending timers during device exit,
resulting in a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could
possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-3635)

Jann Horn discovered a race condition existed in the Linux kernel when
unmapping VMAs in certain situations, resulting in possible use-after-free
vulnerabilities. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial
of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-39188)

Xingyuan Mo and Gengjia Chen discovered that the Promise SuperTrak EX
storage controller driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle
certain structures. A local attacker could potentially use this to expose
sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2022-40768)

Sönke Huster discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the
WiFi driver stack in the Linux kernel. A physically proximate attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-42719)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
linux-image-5.4.0-1057-gkeop 5.4.0-1057.61
linux-image-5.4.0-1087-gke 5.4.0-1087.94
linux-image-5.4.0-1095-azure-fde 5.4.0-1095.101+cvm1.1
linux-image-azure-fde 5.4.0.1095.101+cvm1.33
linux-image-gke 5.4.0.1087.94
linux-image-gke-5.4 5.4.0.1087.94
linux-image-gkeop 5.4.0.1057.57
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 5.4.0.1057.57

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
linux-image-5.4.0-1074-raspi 5.4.0-1074.85~18.04.1
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.1074.73

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-5728-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5728-1
CVE-2022-20422, CVE-2022-2153, CVE-2022-2978, CVE-2022-29901,
CVE-2022-3028, CVE-2022-3625, CVE-2022-3635, CVE-2022-39188,
CVE-2022-40768, CVE-2022-41222, CVE-2022-42703, CVE-2022-42719

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure-fde/5.4.0-1095.101+cvm1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke/5.4.0-1087.94
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gkeop/5.4.0-1057.61
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi-5.4/5.4.0-1074.85~18.04.1

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