MGASA-2022-0095 - Updated kernel-linus packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 09 Mar 2022
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0095.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 8
CVE: CVE-2022-0847,
     CVE-2022-25258,
     CVE-2022-25375,
     CVE-2022-25636

This kernel-linus update is based on upstream 5.15.26 and fixes at least
the following security issues:

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel since version 5.8 due to uninitialized
variables. It enables anybody to write arbitrary data to arbitrary files,
even if the file is O_RDONLY, immutable or on a MS_RDONLY filesystem.
It can be used to inject code into arbitrary processes (CVE-2022-0847).

An issue was discovered in drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c in the Linux
kernel before 5.16.10. The USB Gadget subsystem lacks certain validation
of interface OS descriptor requests (ones with a large array index and
ones associated with NULL function pointer retrieval). Memory corruption
might occur (CVE-2022-25258).

An issue was discovered in drivers/usb/gadget/function/rndis.c in the
Linux kernel before 5.16.10. The RNDIS USB gadget lacks validation of
the size of the RNDIS_MSG_SET command. Attackers can obtain sensitive
information from kernel memory (CVE-2022-25375).

net/netfilter/nf_dup_netdev.c in the Linux kernel 5.4 through 5.6.10
allows local users to gain privileges because of a heap out-of-bounds
write. This is related to nf_tables_offload (CVE-2022-25636).

For other upstream fixes, see the referenced changelogs.

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30139
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.24
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.25
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.26
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-0847
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-25258
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-25375
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-25636

SRPMS:
- 8/core/kernel-linus-5.15.26-1.mga8

Mageia 2022-0095: kernel-linus security update

This kernel-linus update is based on upstream 5.15.26 and fixes at least the following security issues: A vulnerability in the Linux kernel since version 5.8 due to uninitialized ...

Summary

This kernel-linus update is based on upstream 5.15.26 and fixes at least the following security issues:
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel since version 5.8 due to uninitialized variables. It enables anybody to write arbitrary data to arbitrary files, even if the file is O_RDONLY, immutable or on a MS_RDONLY filesystem. It can be used to inject code into arbitrary processes (CVE-2022-0847).
An issue was discovered in drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.10. The USB Gadget subsystem lacks certain validation of interface OS descriptor requests (ones with a large array index and ones associated with NULL function pointer retrieval). Memory corruption might occur (CVE-2022-25258).
An issue was discovered in drivers/usb/gadget/function/rndis.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.10. The RNDIS USB gadget lacks validation of the size of the RNDIS_MSG_SET command. Attackers can obtain sensitive information from kernel memory (CVE-2022-25375).
net/netfilter/nf_dup_netd...

Read the Full Advisory

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30139

- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.24

- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.25

- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.26

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-0847

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-25258

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-25375

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-25636

Resolution

MGASA-2022-0095 - Updated kernel-linus packages fix security vulnerabilities

SRPMS

- 8/core/kernel-linus-5.15.26-1.mga8

Severity
Publication date: 09 Mar 2022
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0095.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2022-0847, CVE-2022-25258, CVE-2022-25375, CVE-2022-25636

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