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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.845199
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5240-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux-aws-5.11, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.4, linux-azure-5.11, linux-bluefield, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-gcp-5.11, linux-gke, linux-gke-5.4, linux-gkeop, linux-gkeop-5.4, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-ibm, linux-kvm, linux-oem-5.10, linux-oem-5.13, linux-oem-5.14, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.4, linux-oracle-5.11, linux-raspi, linux-raspi-5.4' package(s) announced via the USN-5240-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux-aws-5.11, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.4, linux-azure-5.11, linux-bluefield, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-gcp-5.11, linux-gke, linux-gke-5.4, linux-gkeop, linux-gkeop-5.4, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-ibm, linux-kvm, linux-oem-5.10, linux-oem-5.13, linux-oem-5.14, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.4, linux-oracle-5.11, linux-raspi, linux-raspi-5.4' package(s) announced via the USN-5240-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
William Liu and Jamie Hill-Daniel discovered that the file system context
functionality in the Linux kernel contained an integer underflow
vulnerability, leading to an out-of-bounds write. A local attacker could
use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary
code.

Affected Software/OS:
'linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux-aws-5.11, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.4, linux-azure-5.11, linux-bluefield, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-gcp-5.11, linux-gke, linux-gke-5.4, linux-gkeop, linux-gkeop-5.4, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-ibm, linux-kvm, linux-oem-5.10, linux-oem-5.13, linux-oem-5.14, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.4, linux-oracle-5.11, linux-raspi, linux-raspi-5.4' package(s) on Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 21.04, Ubuntu 21.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-0185
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=722d94847de2
https://github.com/Crusaders-of-Rust/CVE-2022-0185
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220225-0003/
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/18/7
https://www.willsroot.io/2022/01/cve-2022-0185.html
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