USN-6700-1
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
Description
linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities It was discovered that the Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race condition when releasing PPPoL2TP sockets in certain conditions, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-20567) It was discovered that the ext4 file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle block device modification while it is mounted. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information. (CVE-2023-34256) Eric Dumazet discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle DCCP conntrack buffers in certain situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. An attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-39197) It was discovered that a race condition existed in the AppleTalk networking subsystem of the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-51781) It was discovered that the ext4 file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle the remount operation in certain cases, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information. (CVE-2024-0775) Notselwyn discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle verdict parameters in certain cases, leading to a use- after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-1086) It was discovered that a race condition existed in the SCSI Emulex LightPulse Fibre Channel driver in the Linux kernel when unregistering FCF and re-scanning an HBA FCF table, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2024-24855)
Affected Systems
- ubuntu•linux
< 4.4.0-252.286
- ubuntu•linux-aws
< 4.4.0-1129.135
- ubuntu•linux-kvm
< 4.4.0-1130.140
- ubuntu•linux-lts-xenial
< 4.4.0-252.286~14.04.1
References (8)
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6700-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-20567
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-34256
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-39197
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-51781
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-0775
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-1086
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-24855