Summary
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- Network drivers;
- BTRFS file system;
- Sun RPC protocol;
- XFRM subsystem;
(CVE-2022-49033, CVE-2024-27388, CVE-2024-49938, CVE-2024-50008,
CVE-2024-50142)
Fixed packages 5
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS | linux-aws | 4.4.0-1154.160 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-xenial | 4.4.0-280.314~14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | linux | 4.4.0-280.314 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | linux-aws | 4.4.0-1192.207 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 4.4.0-1155.166 |
Vulnerabilities 5
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Critical 9.8
SUNRPC: fix some memleaks in gssx_dec_option_array
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: SUNRPC: fix some memleaks in gssx_dec_option_array The creds and oa->data need to be freed in the error-handling paths after their allocation. So this patch add these deallocations in the cor…
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Medium 5.5
xfrm: validate new SA's prefixlen using SA family when sel.family is unset
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: validate new SA's prefixlen using SA family when sel.family is unset This expands the validation introduced in commit 07bf7908950a ("xfrm: Validate address prefix lengths in the xfrm se…
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Unscored —
btrfs: qgroup: fix sleep from invalid context bug in btrfs_qgroup_inherit()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: qgroup: fix sleep from invalid context bug in btrfs_qgroup_inherit() Syzkaller reported BUG as follows: BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at include/linux/sched/mm.h:2…
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Unscored —
wifi: ath9k_htc: Use __skb_set_length() for resetting urb before resubmit
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k_htc: Use __skb_set_length() for resetting urb before resubmit Syzbot points out that skb_trim() has a sanity check on the existing length of the skb, which can be uninitialised in…
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Unscored —
wifi: mwifiex: Fix memcpy() field-spanning write warning in mwifiex_cmd_802_11_scan_ext()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: Fix memcpy() field-spanning write warning in mwifiex_cmd_802_11_scan_ext() Replace one-element array with a flexible-array member in `struct host_cmd_ds_802_11_scan_ext`. With …