kernel: net/sched: Use-after-free vulnerabilities in the net/sched classifiers: cls_fw, cls_u32 and cls_route

There are 3 CVEs for the use-after-free flaw found in net/sched/clsfw.c in classifiers clsfw, clsu32, and clsroute in the Linux Kernel: CVE-2023-4206, CVE-2023-4207, CVE-2023-4208. A local user could use any of these flaws to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system...

USN-6460-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel contained a high rate of hash collisions in connection lookup table. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service excessive CPU consumption. CVE-2023-1206 It was discovered that the Broadcom FullMAC USB WiFi drive...

USN-6441-3: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Ross Lagerwall discovered that the Xen netback backend driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain unusual packets from a paravirtualized network frontend, leading to a buffer overflow. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service host system crash or...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6444-2)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

USN-6446-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Ross Lagerwall discovered that the Xen netback backend driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain unusual packets from a paravirtualized network frontend, leading to a buffer overflow. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service host system crash or...

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel (StarFive) vulnerabilities (USN-6444-2)

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6444-2 advisory. Ross Lagerwall discovered that the Xen netback backend driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain unusual packets from a paravirtualized...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6441-2)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

USN-6439-2 linux-aws vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel contained a high rate of hash collisions in connection lookup table. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service excessive CPU consumption. CVE-2023-1206 Yu Hao and Weiteng Chen discovered that the Bluetooth HCI...

Important: kernel-livepatch-6.1.25-37.47

Issue Overview: A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's networking subsystem within the RPL protocol's handling. This issue results from the improper handling of user-supplied data, which can lead to an assertion failure. This flaw allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to create a denial of...

Important: kernel-livepatch-6.1.27-43.48

Issue Overview: A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's networking subsystem within the RPL protocol's handling. This issue results from the improper handling of user-supplied data, which can lead to an assertion failure. This flaw allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to create a denial of...

Ubuntu 18.04 ESM : Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities (USN-6441-2)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 ESM host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6441-2 advisory. Ross Lagerwall discovered that the Xen netback backend driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain unusual packets from a paravirtualized...

OESA-2023-1741 kernel security update

The Linux Kernel, the operating system core itself. Security Fixes: A flaw was found in the IPv4 Resource Reservation Protocol RSVP classifier in the Linux kernel. The xprt pointer may go beyond the linear part of the skb, leading to an out-of-bounds read in the rsvpclassify function. This issue...

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6439-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6439-1 advisory. It was discovered that the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel contained a high rate of hash collisions in connection lookup table. A remote attacker...

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS : Linux kernel (BlueField) vulnerabilities (USN-6442-1)

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6442-1 advisory. Ross Lagerwall discovered that the Xen netback backend driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain unusual packets from a paravirtualized...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6444-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6439-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

USN-6444-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Ross Lagerwall discovered that the Xen netback backend driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain unusual packets from a paravirtualized network frontend, leading to a buffer overflow. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service host system crash or...

CLSA-2023-1697744819 Fix of 8 CVEs

CVE-url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-42755 - net/sched: Retire rsvp classifier CVE-url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-39194 - net: xfrm: Fix xfrmaddressfilter OOB read CVE-url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-39192 - netfilter: xtu32: validate user space input CVE-url:...

CLSA-2023-1697744683 Fix of 8 CVEs

CVE-url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-42755 - net/sched: Retire rsvp classifier CVE-url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-39194 - net: xfrm: Fix xfrmaddressfilter OOB read CVE-url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-39192 - netfilter: xtu32: validate user space input CVE-url:...

kernel: net/sched: cls_fw component can be exploited as result of failure in tcf_change_indev function

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in fwsetparms in net/sched/clsfw.c in network scheduler sub-component in the Linux Kernel. This issue occurs due to a missing sanity check during cleanup at the time of failure, leading to a misleading reference. This may allow a local attacker to gain loc...