SB2023102447 - Ubuntu update for linux-intel-iotg-5.15 



SB2023102447 - Ubuntu update for linux-intel-iotg-5.15

Published: October 24, 2023 Updated: January 4, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2023102447
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 23
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 4% Medium 26% Low 70%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 23 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1206)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a hash collision flaw in the IPv6 connection lookup table in the Linux kernel’s IPv6 functionality when an attacker makes a new kind of SYN flood attack. A remote attacker can increase the CPU usage of the server that accepts IPV6 connections up to 95%.


2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20569)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a side channel issue in AMD CPUs. A remote user can influence the return address prediction and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


3) Reachable Assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2156)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion when handling IPv6 RPL protocol. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3338)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the DECnet socket in net/decnet/dn_nsp_out.c. A local user can trigger a NULL pointer dereference and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


5) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34319)

The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in netback when processing certain packets. A malicious guest can send specially crafted packets to the backend, trigger memory corruption and crash the hypervisor.


6) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38432)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in fs/smb/server/smb2misc.c in ksmbd. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system to trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


7) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3863)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the nfc_llcp_find_local() function in net/nfc/llcp_core.c in NFC implementation in Linux kernel. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.



8) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3865)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the ksmbd_smb2_check_message() function in fs/smb/server/smb2misc.c when parsing smb2_hdr structure. A remote user can send specially crafted packets to ksmbd, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


9) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3866)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the void __handle_ksmbd_work() function in fs/smb/server/server.c when handling chained requests. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the ksmbd and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


10) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4132)

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 siano smsusb module in the Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and crash the kernel.


11) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4155)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in KVM AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) in Linux kernel. A local user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.


12) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4194)

The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error in TUN/TAP functionality. A local user can bypass network filters and gain unauthorized access to some resources.

The vulnerability exists due to incomplete fix for #VU72742 (CVE-2023-1076).


13) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4244)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Linux kernel netfilter: nf_tables component. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


14) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4273)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the implementation of the file name reconstruction function in the exFAT driver in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a stack overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


15) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42752)

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

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the __alloc_skb() function. A local user can trigger integer overflow and crash the kernel.


16) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42753)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the netfilter subsystem in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


17) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42755)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the the IPv4 Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) classifier function in the Linux kernel. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the Linux kernel.


18) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42756)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the Netfilter subsystem. A local user can exploit the race  between IPSET_CMD_ADD and IPSET_CMD_SWAP and gain crash the kernel.


19) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-44466)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the ceph_decode_32() function in net/ceph/messenger_v2.c in the Ceph filesystem when handling TCP packets. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HELLO or AUTH frames to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


20) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4622)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the unix_stream_sendpage() function in af_unix component. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


21) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4623)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the the Linux kernel net/sched: sch_hfsc (HFSC qdisc traffic control) component. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


22) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4921)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the qfq_dequeue() function within the the Linux kernel's net/sched: sch_qfq component. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


23) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5197)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within Linux kernel netfilter: nf_tables component. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.