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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.845461
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5544-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux, linux-hwe-5.15, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15' package(s) announced via the USN-5544-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux, linux-hwe-5.15, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15' package(s) announced via the USN-5544-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that the Atheros ath9k wireless device driver in the
Linux kernel did not properly handle some error conditions, 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-2022-1679)

Felix Fu discovered that the Sun RPC implementation in the Linux kernel did
not properly handle socket states, leading to a use-after-free
vulnerability. A remote attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial
of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-28893)

Arthur Mongodin discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel
did not properly perform data validation. A local attacker could use this
to escalate privileges in certain situations. (CVE-2022-34918)

Minh Yuan discovered that the floppy disk driver in the Linux kernel
contained a race condition, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A
local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-1652)

Affected Software/OS:
'linux, linux-hwe-5.15, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15' package(s) on Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04.

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-2022-1652
Debian Security Information: DSA-5173 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5173
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1832397
https://francozappa.github.io/about-bias/
https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/647177/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-1679
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/87ilqc7jv9.fsf@kernel.org/t/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00000.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-28893
Debian Security Information: DSA-5161 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5161
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1a3b1bba7c7a5eb8a11513cf88427cb9d77bc60a
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/11/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/11/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/11/5
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-34918
Debian Security Information: DSA-5191 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5191
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168191/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0089-1.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168543/Netfilter-nft_set_elem_init-Heap-Overflow-Privilege-Escalation.html
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=7e6bc1f6cabcd30aba0b11219d8e01b952eacbb6
https://lore.kernel.org/netfilter-devel/cd9428b6-7ffb-dd22-d949-d86f4869f452@randorisec.fr/T/#u
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/07/02/3
https://www.randorisec.fr/crack-linux-firewall/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/07/05/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/06/5
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