USN-5417-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Published May 12, 2022
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Updated

Ke Sun, Alyssa Milburn, Henrique Kawakami, Emma Benoit, Igor Chervatyuk, Lisa Aichele, and Thais Moreira Hamasaki discovered that the Spectre Variant 2 mitigations for AMD processors on Linux were insufficient in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2021-26401) It was discovered that the MMC/SD subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle read errors from SD cards in certain situations. An attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2022-20008) It was discovered that the USB gadget subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly validate interface descriptor requests. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-25258) It was discovered that the Remote NDIS (RNDIS) USB gadget implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the size of the RNDISMSGSET command. An attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2022-25375) It was discovered that the ST21NFCA NFC driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the size of certain data in EVTTRANSACTION events. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-26490) It was discovered that the USB SR9700 ethernet device driver for the Linux kernel did not properly validate the length of requests from the device. A physically proximate attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2022-26966) It was discovered that the Xilinx USB2 device gadget driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate endpoint indices from the host. A physically proximate attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-27223) Miaoqian Lin discovered that the RDMA Transport (RTRS) client implementation in the Linux kernel contained a double-free when handling certain error conditions. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-29156)

Affected Software

81 affected componentsFixes available
Canonical Linux kernel
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-virtual<5.13.0.41.50
5.13.0.41.50
Ubuntu Ubuntu=21.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-41-generic<5.13.0-41.46
5.13.0-41.46
Ubuntu Ubuntu=21.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic-64k<5.13.0.41.50
5.13.0.41.50
Ubuntu Ubuntu=21.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic<5.13.0.41.50
5.13.0.41.50
Ubuntu Ubuntu=21.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-aws<5.13.0.1023.24
5.13.0.1023.24
Ubuntu Ubuntu=21.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-1025-gcp<5.13.0-1025.30
5.13.0-1025.30
Ubuntu Ubuntu=21.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-1026-raspi<5.13.0-1026.28
5.13.0-1026.28
Ubuntu Ubuntu=21.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-1026-raspi-nolpae<5.13.0-1026.28
5.13.0-1026.28
Ubuntu Ubuntu=21.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-41-generic-64k<5.13.0-41.46
5.13.0-41.46
Ubuntu Ubuntu=21.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-azure<5.13.0.1023.23
5.13.0.1023.23
Ubuntu Ubuntu=21.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-raspi-nolpae<5.13.0.1026.31
5.13.0.1026.31
Ubuntu Ubuntu=21.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-1023-aws<5.13.0-1023.25
5.13.0-1023.25
Ubuntu Ubuntu=21.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oem-20.04<5.13.0.41.50
5.13.0.41.50
Ubuntu Ubuntu=21.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-1023-azure<5.13.0-1023.27
5.13.0-1023.27
Ubuntu Ubuntu=21.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gke<5.13.0.1025.23
5.13.0.1025.23
Ubuntu Ubuntu=21.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-41-lowlatency<5.13.0-41.46
5.13.0-41.46
Ubuntu Ubuntu=21.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-41-generic-lpae<5.13.0-41.46
5.13.0-41.46
Ubuntu Ubuntu=21.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gcp<5.13.0.1025.23
5.13.0.1025.23
Ubuntu Ubuntu=21.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oracle<5.13.0.1028.28
5.13.0.1028.28
Ubuntu Ubuntu=21.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-1022-kvm<5.13.0-1022.23
5.13.0-1022.23
Ubuntu Ubuntu=21.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-raspi<5.13.0.1026.31
5.13.0.1026.31
Ubuntu Ubuntu=21.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-kvm<5.13.0.1022.22
5.13.0.1022.22
Ubuntu Ubuntu=21.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-1028-oracle<5.13.0-1028.33
5.13.0-1028.33
Ubuntu Ubuntu=21.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic-lpae<5.13.0.41.50
5.13.0.41.50
Ubuntu Ubuntu=21.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency<5.13.0.41.50
5.13.0.41.50
Ubuntu Ubuntu=21.10
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-41-generic<5.13.0-41.46~20.04.1
5.13.0-41.46~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-aws<5.13.0.1023.25~20.04.16
5.13.0.1023.25~20.04.16
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04<5.13.0.41.46~20.04.26
5.13.0.41.46~20.04.26
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04<5.13.0.41.46~20.04.26
5.13.0.41.46~20.04.26
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-41-generic-64k<5.13.0-41.46~20.04.1
5.13.0-41.46~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-1023-azure<5.13.0-1023.27~20.04.1
5.13.0-1023.27~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-azure<5.13.0.1023.27~20.04.12
5.13.0.1023.27~20.04.12
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-1023-aws<5.13.0-1023.25~20.04.1
5.13.0-1023.25~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-41-generic-lpae<5.13.0-41.46~20.04.1
5.13.0-41.46~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gcp<5.13.0.1025.30~20.04.1
5.13.0.1025.30~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04<5.13.0.41.46~20.04.26
5.13.0.41.46~20.04.26
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04<5.13.0.41.46~20.04.26
5.13.0.41.46~20.04.26
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-1025-gcp<5.13.0-1025.30~20.04.1
5.13.0-1025.30~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04<5.13.0.41.46~20.04.26
5.13.0.41.46~20.04.26
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-41-lowlatency<5.13.0-41.46~20.04.1
5.13.0-41.46~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-virtual to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0.41.50
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-41-generic to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0-41.46
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-generic-64k to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0.41.50
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-generic to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0.41.50
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-aws to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0.1023.24
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-1025-gcp to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0-1025.30
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-1026-raspi to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0-1026.28
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-1026-raspi-nolpae to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0-1026.28
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-41-generic-64k to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0-41.46
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-azure to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0.1023.23
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-raspi-nolpae to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0.1026.31
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-1023-aws to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0-1023.25
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-oem-20.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0.41.50
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-1023-azure to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0-1023.27
  15. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-gke to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0.1025.23
  16. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-41-lowlatency to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0-41.46
  17. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-41-generic-lpae to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0-41.46
  18. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-gcp to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0.1025.23
  19. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-oracle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0.1028.28
  20. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-1022-kvm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0-1022.23
  21. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-raspi to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0.1026.31
  22. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-kvm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0.1022.22
  23. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-1028-oracle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0-1028.33
  24. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-generic-lpae to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0.41.50
  25. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0.41.50
  26. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-41-generic to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0-41.46~20.04.1
  27. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-aws to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0.1023.25~20.04.16
  28. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0.41.46~20.04.26
  29. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0.41.46~20.04.26
  30. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-41-generic-64k to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0-41.46~20.04.1
  31. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-1023-azure to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0-1023.27~20.04.1
  32. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-azure to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0.1023.27~20.04.12
  33. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-1023-aws to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0-1023.25~20.04.1
  34. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-41-generic-lpae to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0-41.46~20.04.1
  35. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-gcp to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0.1025.30~20.04.1
  36. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0.41.46~20.04.26
  37. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0.41.46~20.04.26
  38. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-1025-gcp to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0-1025.30~20.04.1
  39. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0.41.46~20.04.26
  40. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.13.0-41-lowlatency to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.13.0-41.46~20.04.1

Event History

May 12, 2022
Advisory Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of USN-5417-1?

The severity of USN-5417-1 is moderate, as it concerns local attacks with potential privilege escalation vulnerabilities.

2

How do I fix USN-5417-1?

To fix USN-5417-1, you should update your system to the latest kernel version provided by Ubuntu, specifically versions such as 5.13.0-41.46 or newer.

3

What versions of Ubuntu are affected by USN-5417-1?

USN-5417-1 affects Ubuntu 21.10 and Ubuntu 20.04 for specific kernel packages.

4

What is the impact of not addressing USN-5417-1?

Failing to address USN-5417-1 could allow a local attacker to exploit vulnerabilities, potentially leading to unauthorized access or escalation of privileges.

5

When was USN-5417-1 published?

USN-5417-1 was published on October 6, 2021.

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