LSN-0091-1: Kernel Live Patch Security Notice

Publication date

14 February 2023

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.


Software description

  • aws – Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems - (>= 5.4.0-1009, >= 5.4.0-1061, >= 5.15.0-1000)
  • aws-5.4 – Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems - (>= 5.4.0-1069)
  • azure – Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems - (>= 5.4.0-1010, >= 5.15.0-1000)
  • azure-5.4 – Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure cloud systems - (>= 5.4.0-1069)
  • gcp – Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems - (>= 5.4.0-1009, >= 5.15.0-1000)
  • gcp-5.4 – Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems - (>= 5.4.0-1069)
  • generic-5.4 – Linux kernel - (>= 5.4.0-26, >= 5.4.0-26)
  • gke – Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems - (>= 5.4.0-1033, >= 5.15.0-1000)
  • gke-5.4 – Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems - (>= 5.4.0-1009)
  • gkeop – Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems - (>= 5.4.0-1009)
  • gkeop-5.4 – Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems - (>= 5.4.0-1007)
  • ibm – Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems - (>= 5.4.0-1009, >= 5.15.0-1000)
  • aws – Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems - (>= 5.4.0-1009, >= 5.4.0-1061, >= 5.15.0-1000)
  • aws-5.4 – Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems - (>= 5.4.0-1069)
  • azure – Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems - (>= 5.4.0-1010, >= 5.15.0-1000)
  • azure-5.4 – Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure cloud systems - (>= 5.4.0-1069)
  • gcp – Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems - (>= 5.4.0-1009, >= 5.15.0-1000)
  • gcp-5.4 – Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems - (>= 5.4.0-1069)
  • generic-5.4 – Linux kernel - (>= 5.4.0-26, >= 5.4.0-26)
  • gke – Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems - (>= 5.4.0-1033, >= 5.15.0-1000)
  • gke-5.4 – Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems - (>= 5.4.0-1009)
  • gkeop – Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems - (>= 5.4.0-1009)
  • gkeop-5.4 – Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems - (>= 5.4.0-1007)
  • ibm – Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems - (>= 5.4.0-1009, >= 5.15.0-1000)
  • ibm-5.4 – Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems - (>= 5.4.0-1009)
  • linux – Linux kernel - (>= 5.15.0-24)
  • lowlatency-5.4 – Linux kernel - (>= 5.4.0-26, >= 5.4.0-26)

Details

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the memory address space
accounting implementation in the Linux kernel, 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-2022-41222)

Sönke Huster discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the
WiFi driver stack in the Linux kernel. A physically proximate attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly
execute arbitrary code.(CVE-2022-42719)

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the memory address space
accounting implementation in the Linux kernel, 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-2022-41222)

Sönke Huster discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the
WiFi driver stack in the Linux kernel. A physically proximate attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly
execute arbitrary code.(CVE-2022-42719)

Checking update status

To check your kernel type and Livepatch version, enter this command:

canonical-livepatch status

The problem can be corrected in these Livepatch versions:

Kernel type 22.04 20.04 18.04
aws 91.1 91.1
aws-5.4 91.1
azure 91.1 91.1
azure-5.4 91.1
gcp 91.1 91.1
gcp-5.4 91.1
generic-5.4 91.1 91.1
gke 91.1 91.1
gke-5.4 91.1
gkeop 91.1
gkeop-5.4 91.1
ibm 91.1 91.1
ibm-5.4 91.1
linux 91.1
lowlatency-5.4 91.1 91.1

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