Ubuntu update for linux

Published: 2024-09-26

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	22
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-26651 CVE-2024-38583 CVE-2023-52527 CVE-2024-26880 CVE-2022-48850 CVE-2024-26733 CVE-2021-47188 CVE-2024-42154 CVE-2023-52809 CVE-2024-42228 CVE-2022-48863 CVE-2022-48836 CVE-2022-48838 CVE-2024-26677 CVE-2024-27437 CVE-2022-48857 CVE-2022-48791 CVE-2021-47181 CVE-2024-26851 CVE-2024-40902 CVE-2022-48851 CVE-2024-38570
CWE-ID	CWE-252 CWE-416 CWE-119 CWE-399 CWE-476 CWE-20 CWE-908 CWE-401 CWE-667 CWE-125
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Ubuntu Operating systems & Components / Operating system linux-image-4.4.0-1136-aws (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-virtual-lts-wily (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-virtual-lts-vivid (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-virtual-lts-utopic (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-lowlatency-lts-wily (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-lowlatency-lts-vivid (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-lowlatency-lts-utopic (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-generic-lts-wily (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-generic-lts-vivid (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-generic-lts-utopic (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-4.4.0-259-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-4.4.0-259-generic (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-4.4.0-1174-aws (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-4.4.0-1137-kvm (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-generic-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Canonical Ltd.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 22 vulnerabilities.

1) Unchecked Return Value

EUVDB-ID: #VU87902

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26651

CWE-ID: CWE-252 - Unchecked Return Value

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a missing check of the return value from the usbnet_get_endpoints() function in drivers/net/usb/sr9800.c. A local user can crash the kernel.

Mitigation

Update the affected package linux to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 16.04

linux-image-4.4.0-1136-aws (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

linux-image-virtual-lts-wily (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

linux-image-virtual-lts-vivid (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

linux-image-virtual-lts-utopic (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

linux-image-lowlatency-lts-wily (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

linux-image-lowlatency-lts-vivid (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

linux-image-lowlatency-lts-utopic (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

linux-image-generic-lts-wily (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

linux-image-generic-lts-vivid (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

linux-image-generic-lts-utopic (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

linux-image-4.4.0-259-lowlatency (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

linux-image-4.4.0-259-generic (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

linux-image-4.4.0-1174-aws (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

linux-image-4.4.0-1137-kvm (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

linux-image-generic-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

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

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

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

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

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

CPE2.3

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7039-1

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) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU92311

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38583

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 nilfs_segctor_start_timer(), nilfs_construct_dsync_segment(), nilfs_segctor_notify(), nilfs_segctor_thread(), nilfs_segctor_new() and nilfs_segctor_destroy() functions in fs/nilfs2/segment.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.