USN-5539-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5539-1
July 28, 2022
linux-bluefield, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-gke-5.4 vulnerabilities
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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-bluefield: Linux kernel for NVIDIA BlueField platforms
- linux-gcp-5.4: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-gke-5.4: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
Details:
It was discovered that the implementation of the 6pack and mkiss protocols
in the Linux kernel did not handle detach events properly in some
situations, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker
could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2022-1195)
Duoming Zhou discovered that the AX.25 amateur radio protocol
implementation in the Linux kernel did not handle detach events properly in
some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial
of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-1199)
Duoming Zhou discovered race conditions in the AX.25 amateur radio protocol
implementation in the Linux kernel during device detach operations. A local
attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash). (CVE-2022-1204)
Duoming Zhou discovered race conditions in the AX.25 amateur radio protocol
implementation in the Linux kernel, leading to use-after-free
vulnerabilities. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial
of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-1205)
Yongkang Jia discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly handle guest TLB mapping invalidation requests in
some situations. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial
of service (system crash) in the host OS. (CVE-2022-1789)
It was discovered that the 8 Devices USB2CAN interface implementation in
the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading
to a double-free. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-28388)
Minh Yuan discovered that the floppy driver in the Linux kernel contained a
race condition in some situations, 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-2022-33981)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
linux-image-5.4.0-1042-bluefield 5.4.0-1042.47
linux-image-bluefield 5.4.0.1042.41
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
linux-image-5.4.0-1078-gke 5.4.0-1078.84~18.04.1
linux-image-5.4.0-1084-gcp 5.4.0-1084.92~18.04.1
linux-image-gcp 5.4.0.1084.63
linux-image-gke-5.4 5.4.0.1078.84~18.04.40
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-5539-1
CVE-2022-1195, CVE-2022-1199, CVE-2022-1204, CVE-2022-1205,
CVE-2022-1789, CVE-2022-28388, CVE-2022-33981
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-bluefield/5.4.0-1042.47
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp-5.4/5.4.0-1084.92~18.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke-5.4/5.4.0-1078.84~18.04.1
A Linux kernel security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS and 20.04 LTS.
