Ubuntu update for linux-azure

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU75163

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2002

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper permissions check in the Bluetooth subsystem when handling ioctl system calls of HCI sockets. A local user can acquire a trusted socket, leading to unauthorized execution of management commands.

Mitigation

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

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04

linux-image-4.15.0-1175-azure (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:14.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:linux-image-4.15.0-1175-azure_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:linux-image-azure_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6701-4

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.

2) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU73769

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-2023-23000

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

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 tegra_xusb_find_port_node() function in drivers/phy/tegra/xusb.c. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

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

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04

linux-image-4.15.0-1175-azure (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:linux-image-4.15.0-1175-azure_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:linux-image-azure_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6701-4

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.

3) Processor optimization removal or modification of security-critical code

EUVDB-ID: #VU77247

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3006

CWE-ID: CWE-1037 - Processor optimization removal or modification of security-critical code

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allow a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a known cache speculation vulnerability (Spectre-BHB) for the new hw AmpereOne. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

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

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04

linux-image-4.15.0-1175-azure (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:linux-image-4.15.0-1175-azure_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:linux-image-azure_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6701-4

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) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU77624

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34256

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within crc16 in lib/crc16.c when called from fs/ext4/super.c. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the kernel.

Mitigation

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

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04

linux-image-4.15.0-1175-azure (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:linux-image-4.15.0-1175-azure_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:linux-image-azure_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6701-4

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) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU84353

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39197

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the Netfilter Connection Tracking (conntrack) in the Linux kernel in the nf_conntrack_dccp_packet() function in net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_dccp.c. A remote attacker can send specially crafted DCCP packets to the system, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

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

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04

linux-image-4.15.0-1175-azure (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:linux-image-4.15.0-1175-azure_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:linux-image-azure_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6701-4

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

6) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU79712

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-2023-4132

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

Mitigation

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

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04

linux-image-4.15.0-1175-azure (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:linux-image-4.15.0-1175-azure_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:linux-image-azure_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6701-4

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.

7) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU85682

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-2023-46838

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of network packets at the backend. An unprivileged guest can send zero-length packets to the OS kernel and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

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

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04

linux-image-4.15.0-1175-azure (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:linux-image-4.15.0-1175-azure_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:linux-image-azure_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6701-4

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.

8) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU85025

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-2023-51781

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 in the Appletalk subsystem in Linux kernel. A local user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

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

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04

linux-image-4.15.0-1175-azure (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:linux-image-4.15.0-1175-azure_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:linux-image-azure_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6701-4

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) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU84788

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6121

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the NVMe-oF/TCP subsystem in the Linux kernel. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the system, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory.

Mitigation

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

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04

linux-image-4.15.0-1175-azure (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:linux-image-4.15.0-1175-azure_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:linux-image-azure_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6701-4

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

10) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU86576

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-2024-0775

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the __ext4_remount() function in fs/ext4/super.c in ext4. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation

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

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04

linux-image-4.15.0-1175-azure (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:linux-image-4.15.0-1175-azure_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:linux-image-azure_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6701-4

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.

11) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU86577

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.5 [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:A/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1086

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

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

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

Mitigation

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

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04

linux-image-4.15.0-1175-azure (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:linux-image-4.15.0-1175-azure_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:linux-image-azure_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6701-4

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?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.

12) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU87602

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-2024-24855

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 lpfc_unregister_fcf_rescan() function in scsi device driver. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

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

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04

linux-image-4.15.0-1175-azure (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:linux-image-4.15.0-1175-azure_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:linux-image-azure_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6701-4

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.