Ubuntu update for linux-gke



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 14
CVE-ID CVE-2022-3543
CVE-2022-3619
CVE-2022-3623
CVE-2022-3628
CVE-2022-3640
CVE-2022-3643
CVE-2022-41849
CVE-2022-41850
CVE-2022-42895
CVE-2022-42896
CVE-2022-4378
CVE-2022-45934
CVE-2022-47940
CVE-2023-0590
CWE-ID CWE-401
CWE-362
CWE-119
CWE-416
CWE-20
CWE-824
CWE-121
CWE-190
CWE-125
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #11 is available.
Vulnerable software
 Ubuntu
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

linux-image-5.15.0-1027-gke (Ubuntu package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Canonical Ltd.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 14 vulnerabilities.

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU69798

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3543

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a DoS attack.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the unix_sock_destructor/unix_release_sock() function in net/unix/af_unix.c. A local user can force the system to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-gke to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 22.04

linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

linux-image-5.15.0-1027-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0-1027.32

linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5860-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU69800

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3619

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform a DoS attack.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the l2cap_recv_acldata() function in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c. An attacker with physical proximity to device can force the system to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-gke to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 22.04

linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

linux-image-5.15.0-1027-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0-1027.32

linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5860-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU69794

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3623

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the follow_page_pte() function in mm/gup.c. A local user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-gke to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 22.04

linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

linux-image-5.15.0-1027-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0-1027.32

linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5860-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU69803

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3628

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the brcmf_fweh_event_worker() function in drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fweh.c. A local user can use a specially crafted device to trigger memory corruption and escalate privileges on the system.


Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-gke to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 22.04

linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

linux-image-5.15.0-1027-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0-1027.32

linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5860-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

5) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU70463

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3640

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows an attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the 2cap_conn_del() function in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c in Linux kernel. An attacker with physical proximity to device can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.


Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-gke to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 22.04

linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

linux-image-5.15.0-1027-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0-1027.32

linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5860-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

6) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU70468

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3643

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of network packets. An attacker with access to the guest OS can trigger the related physical NIC on the host to reset, abort, or crash by sending certain kinds of packets.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-gke to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 22.04

linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

linux-image-5.15.0-1027-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0-1027.32

linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5860-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

7) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU68340

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41849

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the drivers/video/fbdev/smscufx.c in the Linux kernel. An attacker with physical proximity to the system can remove the USB device while calling open(), cause a race condition between the ufx_ops_open and ufx_usb_disconnect and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-gke to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 22.04

linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

linux-image-5.15.0-1027-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0-1027.32

linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5860-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

8) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU69792

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41850

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the roccat_report_event() function in drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-gke to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 22.04

linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

linux-image-5.15.0-1027-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0-1027.32

linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5860-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

9) Access of Uninitialized Pointer

EUVDB-ID: #VU69796

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42895

CWE-ID: CWE-824 - Access of Uninitialized Pointer

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows an attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to unauthorized access of uninitialized pointer within the l2cap_parse_conf_req() function in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c. An attacker with physical proximity to the affected device can gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-gke to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 22.04

linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

linux-image-5.15.0-1027-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0-1027.32

linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5860-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

10) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU69795

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42896

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the l2cap_connect() and l2cap_le_connect_req() function in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c. An attacker with physical proximity to the affected device can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.


Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-gke to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 22.04

linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

linux-image-5.15.0-1027-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0-1027.32

linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5860-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

11) Stack-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU70442

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4378

CWE-ID: CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the __do_proc_dointvec() function. A local user can trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-gke to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 22.04

linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

linux-image-5.15.0-1027-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0-1027.32

linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5860-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

12) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU70464

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45934

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the l2cap_config_req() function in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c in Linux kernel. A local user can pass specially crafted L2CAP_CONF_REQ packets to the device, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-gke to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 22.04

linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

linux-image-5.15.0-1027-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0-1027.32

linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5860-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

13) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU70485

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-47940

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in smb2_write in fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c. A remote user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-gke to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 22.04

linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

linux-image-5.15.0-1027-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0-1027.32

linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5860-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

14) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU72098

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0590

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the qdisc_graft() function in net/sched/sch_api.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and crash the kernel.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux-gke to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 22.04

linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

linux-image-5.15.0-1027-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0-1027.32

linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package): before 5.15.0.1027.26

CPE2.3 External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5860-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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