First published: Fri Mar 31 2023(Updated: )
It was discovered that the System V IPC implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle large shared memory counts. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2021-3669) It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the SGI GRU driver in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-3424) Ziming Zhang discovered that the VMware Virtual GPU DRM driver in the Linux kernel contained an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-36280) Hyunwoo Kim discovered that the DVB Core driver in the Linux kernel did not properly perform reference counting in some situations, 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-2022-41218) It was discovered that the network queuing discipline implementation in the Linux kernel contained a null pointer dereference in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-47929) José Oliveira and Rodrigo Branco discovered that the prctl syscall implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly protect against indirect branch prediction attacks in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2023-0045) It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) subsystem. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-0266) Kyle Zeng discovered that the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel contained a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-0394) Kyle Zeng discovered that the ATM VC queuing discipline implementation in the Linux kernel contained a type confusion vulnerability in some situations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-23455) It was discovered that the RNDIS USB driver in the Linux kernel contained an integer overflow vulnerability. A local attacker with physical access could plug in a malicious USB device to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-23559) Wei Chen discovered that the DVB USB AZ6027 driver in the Linux kernel contained a null pointer dereference when handling certain messages from user space. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-28328)
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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All of | ||
ubuntu/linux-image-4.15.0-1147-gcp | <4.15.0-1147.163 | 4.15.0-1147.163 |
=18.04 | ||
All of | ||
ubuntu/linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 | <4.15.0.1147.161 | 4.15.0.1147.161 |
=18.04 |
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The severity of USN-5991-1 is not specified in the provided information.
The vulnerability mentioned in USN-5991-1 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the SGI G...
The vulnerability CVE-2021-3669 in USN-5991-1 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) by exploiting a problem in the System V IPC implementation.
The affected software versions for USN-5991-1 are Linux kernel versions 4.15.0-1147.163 and 4.15.0.1147.161 on Ubuntu 18.04.
To fix the vulnerability mentioned in USN-5991-1, upgrade to Linux kernel versions 4.15.0-1147.163 or 4.15.0.1147.161 on Ubuntu 18.04.