USN-5756-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Published Dec 1, 2022
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Updated

Jann Horn discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly track memory allocations for anonymous VMA mappings in some situations, leading to potential data structure reuse. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-42703) It was discovered that a memory leak existed in the IPv6 implementation of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2022-3524) It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Bluetooth subsystem in 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-2022-3564) It was discovered that the ISDN implementation of the Linux kernel contained a use-after-free vulnerability. A privileged user could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-3565) It was discovered that the TCP implementation in the Linux kernel contained a data race condition. An attacker could possibly use this to cause undesired behaviors. (CVE-2022-3566) It was discovered that the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel contained a data race condition. An attacker could possibly use this to cause undesired behaviors. (CVE-2022-3567) It was discovered that the Realtek RTL8152 USB Ethernet adapter driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain error conditions. A local attacker with physical access could plug in a specially crafted USB device to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2022-3594) It was discovered that a null pointer dereference existed in the NILFS2 file system implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-3621)

Affected Software

93 affected componentsFixes available
Canonical Linux kernel
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-1040-ibm<5.4.0-1040.45
5.4.0-1040.45
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-1082-kvm<5.4.0-1082.88
5.4.0-1082.88
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-1096-gcp<5.4.0-1096.105
5.4.0-1096.105
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gkeop<5.4.0.1060.58
5.4.0.1060.58
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-virtual<5.4.0.135.133
5.4.0.135.133
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic<5.4.0.135.133
5.4.0.135.133
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oem<5.4.0.135.133
5.4.0.135.133
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-135-generic<5.4.0-135.152
5.4.0-135.152
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-ibm<5.4.0.1040.66
5.4.0.1040.66
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oem-osp1<5.4.0.135.133
5.4.0.135.133
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-135-generic-lpae<5.4.0-135.152
5.4.0-135.152
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-135-lowlatency<5.4.0-135.152
5.4.0-135.152
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-1092-aws<5.4.0-1092.100
5.4.0-1092.100
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gkeop-5.4<5.4.0.1060.58
5.4.0.1060.58
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-1060-gkeop<5.4.0-1060.64
5.4.0-1060.64
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-1077-raspi<5.4.0-1077.88
5.4.0-1077.88
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04<5.4.0.1040.66
5.4.0.1040.66
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04<5.4.0.1096.98
5.4.0.1096.98
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-aws-lts-20.04<5.4.0.1092.89
5.4.0.1092.89
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-raspi2<5.4.0.1077.107
5.4.0.1077.107
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04<5.4.0.1090.84
5.4.0.1090.84
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-raspi<5.4.0.1077.107
5.4.0.1077.107
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-1090-oracle<5.4.0-1090.99
5.4.0-1090.99
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-kvm<5.4.0.1082.76
5.4.0.1082.76
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic-lpae<5.4.0.135.133
5.4.0.135.133
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency<5.4.0.135.133
5.4.0.135.133
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-1040-ibm<5.4.0-1040.45~18.04.2
5.4.0-1040.45~18.04.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-135-generic<5.4.0-135.152~18.04.2
5.4.0-135.152~18.04.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-aws<5.4.0.1092.69
5.4.0.1092.69
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-1096-gcp<5.4.0-1096.105~18.04.2
5.4.0-1096.105~18.04.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04<5.4.0.135.152~18.04.110
5.4.0.135.152~18.04.110
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oem<5.4.0.135.152~18.04.110
5.4.0.135.152~18.04.110
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04<5.4.0.1077.74
5.4.0.1077.74
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-ibm<5.4.0.1040.51
5.4.0.1040.51
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oem-osp1<5.4.0.135.152~18.04.110
5.4.0.135.152~18.04.110
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-135-generic-lpae<5.4.0-135.152~18.04.2
5.4.0-135.152~18.04.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-135-lowlatency<5.4.0-135.152~18.04.2
5.4.0-135.152~18.04.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04<5.4.0.135.152~18.04.110
5.4.0.135.152~18.04.110
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04<5.4.0.135.152~18.04.110
5.4.0.135.152~18.04.110
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-1077-raspi<5.4.0-1077.88~18.04.2
5.4.0-1077.88~18.04.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04<5.4.0.135.152~18.04.110
5.4.0.135.152~18.04.110
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-gcp<5.4.0.1096.72
5.4.0.1096.72
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-1092-aws<5.4.0-1092.100~18.04.2
5.4.0-1092.100~18.04.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-oracle<5.4.0.1090.99~18.04.64
5.4.0.1090.99~18.04.64
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04<5.4.0.135.152~18.04.110
5.4.0.135.152~18.04.110
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-1090-oracle<5.4.0-1090.99~18.04.2
5.4.0-1090.99~18.04.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-1040-ibm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0-1040.45
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-1082-kvm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0-1082.88
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-1096-gcp to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0-1096.105
  4. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.4.0.1060.58
  5. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.4.0.135.133
  6. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.4.0.135.133
  7. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.4.0.135.133
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-135-generic to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0-135.152
  9. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.4.0.1040.66
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-oem-osp1 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0.135.133
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-135-generic-lpae to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0-135.152
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-135-lowlatency to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0-135.152
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-1092-aws to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0-1092.100
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-gkeop-5.4 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0.1060.58
  15. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-1060-gkeop to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0-1060.64
  16. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-1077-raspi to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0-1077.88
  17. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.4.0.1040.66
  18. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.4.0.1096.98
  19. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.4.0.1092.89
  20. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-raspi2 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0.1077.107
  21. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.4.0.1090.84
  22. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.4.0.1077.107
  23. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-1090-oracle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0-1090.99
  24. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.4.0.1082.76
  25. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.4.0.135.133
  26. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.4.0.135.133
  27. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-1040-ibm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0-1040.45~18.04.2
  28. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-135-generic to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0-135.152~18.04.2
  29. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.4.0.1092.69
  30. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-1096-gcp to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0-1096.105~18.04.2
  31. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0.135.152~18.04.110
  32. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.4.0.135.152~18.04.110
  33. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0.1077.74
  34. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.4.0.1040.51
  35. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-oem-osp1 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0.135.152~18.04.110
  36. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-135-generic-lpae to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0-135.152~18.04.2
  37. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-135-lowlatency to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0-135.152~18.04.2
  38. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0.135.152~18.04.110
  39. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0.135.152~18.04.110
  40. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-1077-raspi to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0-1077.88~18.04.2
  41. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0.135.152~18.04.110
  42. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.4.0.1096.72
  43. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-1092-aws to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0-1092.100~18.04.2
  44. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 5.4.0.1090.99~18.04.64
  45. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0.135.152~18.04.110
  46. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-image-5.4.0-1090-oracle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.4.0-1090.99~18.04.2

Event History

Dec 1, 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-5756-1?

The severity of USN-5756-1 is considered high due to the potential for a denial of service or arbitrary code execution.

2

How do I fix USN-5756-1?

To fix USN-5756-1, you should upgrade to the recommended packages as specified in the advisory.

3

Which versions of Ubuntu are affected by USN-5756-1?

USN-5756-1 affects multiple versions of Ubuntu 20.04 and 18.04, specifically those using specific kernel images.

4

What vulnerabilities does USN-5756-1 address?

USN-5756-1 addresses vulnerabilities that involve improper tracking of memory allocations in the Linux kernel.

5

Can USN-5756-1 lead to system crashes?

Yes, USN-5756-1 can potentially lead to system crashes due to its impact on memory allocation.

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