========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5779-1 December 14, 2022 linux-azure, linux-azure-5.15, linux-azure-fde vulnerabilities ========================================================================== 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-azure: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems - linux-azure-fde: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure CVM cloud systems - linux-azure-5.15: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure cloud systems Details: It was discovered that the NFSD implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle some RPC messages, leading to a buffer overflow. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-43945) 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 memory leak existed in the IPv6 implementation of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2022-3524) It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Bluetooth subsystem 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-2022-3564) 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 TCP implementation in the Linux kernel contained a data race condition. An attacker could possibly use this to cause undesired behaviors. (CVE-2022-3566) It was discovered that the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel contained a data race condition. An attacker could possibly use this to cause undesired behaviors. (CVE-2022-3567) It was discovered that the Realtek RTL8152 USB Ethernet adapter driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain error conditions. A local attacker with physical access could plug in a specially crafted USB device to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2022-3594) It was discovered that a null pointer dereference existed in the NILFS2 file system implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-3621) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: linux-image-5.15.0-1029-azure 5.15.0-1029.36 linux-image-5.15.0-1029-azure-fde 5.15.0-1029.36.1 linux-image-azure 5.15.0.1029.25 linux-image-azure-fde 5.15.0.1029.36.6 linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 5.15.0.1029.25 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: linux-image-5.15.0-1029-azure 5.15.0-1029.36~20.04.1 linux-image-azure 5.15.0.1029.36~20.04.19 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-5779-1 CVE-2022-3524, CVE-2022-3564, CVE-2022-3565, CVE-2022-3566, CVE-2022-3567, CVE-2022-3594, CVE-2022-3621, CVE-2022-42703, CVE-2022-43945 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/5.15.0-1029.36 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure-fde/5.15.0-1029.36.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure-5.15/5.15.0-1029.36~20.04.1