SB2025030550 - Ubuntu update for linux-gcp
Published: March 5, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-0927)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the hfs_bnode_read_key() function in HFS+ filesystem implementation. A local user can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
2) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50274)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the idpf_handle_event_link() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c, within the idpf_initiate_soft_reset() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_lib.c, within the idpf_set_msglevel() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_ethtool.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
3) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53064)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the idpf_init_hard_reset() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_lib.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-56672)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the blkcg_unpin_online() function in block/blk-cgroup.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.