USN-5758-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities

Jann Horn discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly track memory allocations for anonymous VMA mappings in some situations, leading to potential data structure reuse. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2022-427...

CVE-2022-45869

A race condition in the x86 KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 6.1-rc6 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service host OS crash or host OS memory corruption when nested virtualisation and the TDP MMU are enabled...

The vulnerability of the Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem, which allows a hacker to increase their privileges

The vulnerability of the Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem in the operating system is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to enhance their privileges...

Slackware Linux 15.0 kernel-generic Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA:2022-333-01)

The version of kernel-generic installed on the remote host is prior to 5.15.80 / 5.15.80smp. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SSA:2022-333-01 advisory. New kernel packages are available for Slackware 15.0 to fix security issues. Tenable has extracted the...

CVE-2022-45885

A race condition flaw leading to a use-after-free issue was found in the Linux kernel media subsystem in the DVB core device driver. It could occur in the dvbfrontend function when closing the device node of dvbfrontend if the device is disconnected. A local user could use this flaw to crash the...

CVE-2022-45884

A race condition flaw leading to a use-after-free issue was found in the Linux kernel media subsystem in the DVB core device driver. It could occur in the dvbregisterdevice function due to the fileoperations structure fops being dynamically allocated and later kfreed. A local user could use this...

PT-2022-6557 · Linux +2 · Linux Kernel +2

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux Kernel affected versions not specified Description: A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux Kernel io uring subsystem can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. Both io install fixed file and its callers call fput in a...

PT-2022-6256 · Linux +9 · Linux Kernel +9

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions through 6.1-rc6 Description: A race condition in the x86 KVM subsystem allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service, resulting in a host OS crash or host OS memory corruption when nested virtualisation and the TDP...

Oracle Linux 9 : kernel (ELSA-2022-8267)

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2022-8267 advisory. - posix-cpu-timers: Cleanup CPU timers before freeing them during exec Wander Lairson Costa 2116968 CVE-2022-2585 - fix race between exititimers and...

The vulnerability of the compatibility subsystem’s kernel allows for the execution of Linux applications. The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) and the Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows (EFLOW) environment enable attackers to enhance their privileges.

The vulnerability of the compatibility subsystem’s kernel for running Linux applications is related to synchronization errors when using a shared resource. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to gain increased privileges...

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-5729-2)

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5729-2 advisory. It was discovered that a race condition existed in the instruction emulator of the Linux kernel on Arm 64-bit systems. A local attacker could...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-5728-2)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5728-2 advisory. Jann Horn discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly track memory allocations for anonymous VMA mappings in some situations, leading t...

USN-5729-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the instruction emulator of the Linux kernel on Arm 64-bit systems. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2022-20422 Hsin-Wei Hung discovered that the BPF subsystem in the Linux kernel contained an...

USN-5727-2: Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the instruction emulator of the Linux kernel on Arm 64-bit systems. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2022-20422 It was discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handl...

CVE-2022-3566

A vulnerability was found in the tcp subsystem in the Linux Kernel, due to a data race around icsk-icskafops. This issue could allow an attacker to leak internal kernel information. Mitigation Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options dont meet the Red H...

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-5729-1)

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5729-1 advisory. It was discovered that a race condition existed in the instruction emulator of the Linux kernel on Arm 64-bit systems. A local attacker could...

SUSE SLES15: kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_134-default / etc (SUSE-SU-2022:4038-1)

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:4038-1 advisory. This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-15020024134 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2021-39698: Fixed a...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-5728-1)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5728-1 advisory. Jann Horn discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly track memory allocations for anonymous VMA mappings in some situations, leading t...

The vulnerability of the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service in the Windows operating system allows a perpetrator to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service in Windows operating systems is related to improper cleaning or release of resources. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to cause service failures...

SUSE-SU-2022:4038-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 25 for SLE 15 SP3)

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.3.18-1503005998 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2021-39698: Fixed a possible memory corruption due to a use after free in aiopollcompletework. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution...