USN-7089-5: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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Chenyuan Yang discovered that the USB Gadget subsystem in the Linux
kernel did not properly check for the device to be enabled before
writing. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2024-25741)

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
– ARM32 architecture;
– MIPS architecture;
– PA-RISC architecture;
– PowerPC architecture;
– RISC-V architecture;
– S390 architecture;
– x86 architecture;
– Cryptographic API;
– Serial ATA and Parallel ATA drivers;
– Null block device driver;
– Bluetooth drivers;
– Cdrom driver;
– Clock framework and drivers;
– Hardware crypto device drivers;
– CXL (Compute Express Link) drivers;
– Cirrus firmware drivers;
– GPIO subsystem;
– GPU drivers;
– I2C subsystem;
– IIO subsystem;
– InfiniBand drivers;
– ISDN/mISDN subsystem;
– LED subsystem;
– Multiple devices driver;
– Media drivers;
– Fastrpc Driver;
– Network drivers;
– Microsoft Azure Network Adapter (MANA) driver;
– Near Field Communication (NFC) drivers;
– NVME drivers;
– NVMEM (Non Volatile Memory) drivers;
– PCI subsystem;
– Pin controllers subsystem;
– x86 platform drivers;
– S/390 drivers;
– SCSI drivers;
– Thermal drivers;
– TTY drivers;
– UFS subsystem;
– USB DSL drivers;
– USB core drivers;
– DesignWare USB3 driver;
– USB Gadget drivers;
– USB Serial drivers;
– VFIO drivers;
– VHOST drivers;
– File systems infrastructure;
– BTRFS file system;
– GFS2 file system;
– JFFS2 file system;
– JFS file system;
– Network file systems library;
– Network file system client;
– NILFS2 file system;
– NTFS3 file system;
– SMB network file system;
– Memory management;
– Netfilter;
– Tracing infrastructure;
– io_uring subsystem;
– BPF subsystem;
– Core kernel;
– Bluetooth subsystem;
– CAN network layer;
– Ceph Core library;
– Networking core;
– IPv4 networking;
– IPv6 networking;
– IUCV driver;
– MAC80211 subsystem;
– Network traffic control;
– Sun RPC protocol;
– Wireless networking;
– AMD SoC Alsa drivers;
– SoC Audio for Freescale CPUs drivers;
– MediaTek ASoC drivers;
– SoC audio core drivers;
– SOF drivers;
– Sound sequencer drivers;
(CVE-2024-42223, CVE-2024-42244, CVE-2024-42105, CVE-2024-42100,
CVE-2024-42235, CVE-2024-41007, CVE-2024-41047, CVE-2024-42088,
CVE-2024-42079, CVE-2024-41053, CVE-2024-41094, CVE-2024-42227,
CVE-2024-42253, CVE-2024-42150, CVE-2024-41049, CVE-2024-42096,
CVE-2024-42093, CVE-2024-41079, CVE-2024-41037, CVE-2024-42129,
CVE-2024-41031, CVE-2024-39486, CVE-2024-41065, CVE-2024-42101,
CVE-2024-41082, CVE-2024-42135, CVE-2024-42236, CVE-2024-41078,
CVE-2024-42098, CVE-2024-41056, CVE-2024-41096, CVE-2024-41074,
CVE-2024-42246, CVE-2024-42137, CVE-2024-42232, CVE-2024-42121,
CVE-2024-41093, CVE-2024-41076, CVE-2024-42157, CVE-2024-41062,
CVE-2024-42104, CVE-2024-42085, CVE-2024-41092, CVE-2024-41034,
CVE-2024-41036, CVE-2024-41072, CVE-2024-41012, CVE-2024-39487,
CVE-2024-42124, CVE-2024-42065, CVE-2024-41061, CVE-2024-41064,
CVE-2024-41091, CVE-2024-42119, CVE-2024-41088, CVE-2024-42089,
CVE-2024-41048, CVE-2024-41032, CVE-2024-41020, CVE-2024-42066,
CVE-2024-42068, CVE-2024-42238, CVE-2024-41069, CVE-2024-41044,
CVE-2024-41025, CVE-2024-42161, CVE-2023-52887, CVE-2024-42127,
CVE-2024-42239, CVE-2024-42149, CVE-2024-42091, CVE-2024-42097,
CVE-2024-41054, CVE-2024-41041, CVE-2024-42131, CVE-2024-41089,
CVE-2024-41018, CVE-2024-42067, CVE-2024-41039, CVE-2024-42128,
CVE-2024-42248, CVE-2024-41090, CVE-2024-42073, CVE-2024-43858,
CVE-2024-42225, CVE-2024-42077, CVE-2024-42247, CVE-2024-42109,
CVE-2024-41045, CVE-2024-41019, CVE-2024-42231, CVE-2024-41017,
CVE-2024-42145, CVE-2024-41046, CVE-2024-42063, CVE-2024-41087,
CVE-2024-41033, CVE-2024-41021, CVE-2024-42241, CVE-2024-42229,
CVE-2024-41015, CVE-2024-42087, CVE-2024-42133, CVE-2024-41073,
CVE-2024-42070, CVE-2024-41067, CVE-2024-41077, CVE-2024-42102,
CVE-2024-42158, CVE-2024-42126, CVE-2024-41042, CVE-2024-41055,
CVE-2024-42092, CVE-2024-42114, CVE-2024-41059, CVE-2024-41058,
CVE-2024-41071, CVE-2024-42144, CVE-2024-42146, CVE-2024-41084,
CVE-2024-42155, CVE-2024-42245, CVE-2024-42156, CVE-2024-41050,
CVE-2024-42141, CVE-2024-42095, CVE-2024-41097, CVE-2024-42103,
CVE-2024-42152, CVE-2024-42140, CVE-2024-41023, CVE-2024-41083,
CVE-2024-42138, CVE-2024-42271, CVE-2024-42252, CVE-2024-42237,
CVE-2024-42132, CVE-2024-41098, CVE-2024-42086, CVE-2024-41063,
CVE-2024-42153, CVE-2024-41070, CVE-2024-42115, CVE-2024-42111,
CVE-2024-42142, CVE-2024-42069, CVE-2024-41027, CVE-2024-42130,
CVE-2024-42090, CVE-2024-42251, CVE-2024-42118, CVE-2024-41060,
CVE-2024-41029, CVE-2024-41095, CVE-2024-41038, CVE-2024-42243,
CVE-2024-42112, CVE-2024-41035, CVE-2024-42240, CVE-2024-41066,
CVE-2024-41085, CVE-2024-42082, CVE-2024-42117, CVE-2024-42250,
CVE-2024-41080, CVE-2024-42147, CVE-2024-41081, CVE-2024-42113,
CVE-2023-52888, CVE-2024-42136, CVE-2024-41057, CVE-2024-41086,
CVE-2024-42064, CVE-2024-42234, CVE-2024-42076, CVE-2024-42084,
CVE-2024-42094, CVE-2024-42230, CVE-2024-41068, CVE-2024-43855,
CVE-2024-42080, CVE-2024-41052, CVE-2024-41051, CVE-2024-42074,
CVE-2024-41010, CVE-2024-41028, CVE-2024-41030, CVE-2024-41022,
CVE-2024-42120, CVE-2024-42108, CVE-2024-41075, CVE-2024-42106,
CVE-2024-42280, CVE-2024-42110, CVE-2024-42151)

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USN-7110-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
– Cryptographic API;
– HW tracing;
– ISDN/mISDN subsystem;
– Media drivers;
– Network drivers;
– SCSI drivers;
– USB DSL drivers;
– VFIO drivers;
– Watchdog drivers;
– JFS file system;
– Amateur Radio drivers;
– IPv4 networking;
– IUCV driver;
– TIPC protocol;
– Integrity Measurement Architecture(IMA) framework;
– SoC Audio for Freescale CPUs drivers;
– USB sound devices;
(CVE-2024-42229, CVE-2024-27436, CVE-2024-42271, CVE-2024-46673,
CVE-2024-42284, CVE-2024-26810, CVE-2024-38602, CVE-2024-42280,
CVE-2024-43858, CVE-2024-42089, CVE-2024-44940, CVE-2024-42223,
CVE-2024-39487, CVE-2024-41097, CVE-2024-26812, CVE-2024-38627,
CVE-2024-38630, CVE-2023-52528, CVE-2024-39494, CVE-2024-38621)

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ShrinkLocker ransomware: what you need to know

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ShrinkLocker is a family of ransomware that encrypts an organisation’s data and demands a ransom payment in order to restore access to their files. It was first identified by security researchers in May 2024, after attacks were observed in Mexico, Indonesia, and Jordan.

Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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USN-7049-2: PHP vulnerabilities

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USN-7049-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHP. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled parsing multipart form
data. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to inject payloads
and cause PHP to ignore legitimate data. (CVE-2024-8925)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled the cgi.force_redirect
configuration option due to environment variable collisions. In certain
configurations, an attacker could possibly use this issue bypass
force_redirect restrictions. (CVE-2024-8927)

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USN-7109-1: Go vulnerabilities

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Philippe Antoine discovered that Go incorrectly handled crafted HTTP/2
streams. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2022-41723)

Marten Seemann discovered that Go did not properly manage memory under
certain circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a panic resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2022-41724)

Ameya Darshan and Jakob Ackermann discovered that Go did not properly
validate the amount of memory and disk files ReadForm can consume. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a panic resulting in a
denial of service. (CVE-2022-41725)

Hunter Wittenborn discovered that Go incorrectly handled the sanitization
of environment variables. An attacker could possibly use this issue to run
arbitrary commands. (CVE-2023-24531)

Jakob Ackermann discovered that Go incorrectly handled multipart
forms. An attacker could possibly use this issue to consume an excessive
amount of resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-24536)

Juho Nurminen discovered that Go incorrectly handled certain special
characters in directory or file paths. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to inject code into the resulting binaries. (CVE-2023-29402)

Vincent Dehors discovered that Go incorrectly handled permission bits.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to read or write files with
elevated privileges. (CVE-2023-29403)

Juho Nurminen discovered that Go incorrectly handled certain compiler
directives. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2023-29404)

Juho Nurminen discovered that Go incorrectly handled certain crafted
arguments. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
code at build time. (CVE-2023-29405)

Bartek Nowotarski discovered that Go incorrectly validated the contents of
host headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to inject
additional headers or entire requests. (CVE-2023-29406)

Takeshi Kaneko discovered that Go did not properly handle comments and
special tags in the script context of html/template module. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to inject Javascript code and perform a
cross-site scripting attack. (CVE-2023-39318, CVE-2023-39319)

It was discovered that Go did not properly validate the “//go:cgo_”
directives during compilation. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to inject arbitrary code during compile time. (CVE-2023-39323)

It was discovered that Go did not limit the number of simultaneously
executing handler goroutines in the net/http module. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a panic resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-39325)

Bartek Nowotarski was discovered that the Go net/http module did not
properly handle the requests when request’s headers exceed MaxHeaderBytes.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a panic resulting into
a denial of service. (CVE-2023-45288)

Bartek Nowotarski discovered that the Go net/http module did not properly
validate the total size of the parsed form when parsing a multipart form.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a panic resulting into a
denial of service. (CVE-2023-45290)

John Howard discovered that the Go crypto/x509 module did not properly
handle a certificate chain which contains a certificate with an unknown
public key algorithm. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a panic resulting into a denial of service. (CVE-2024-24783)

Juho Nurminen discovered that the Go net/mail module did not properly
handle comments within display names in the ParseAddressList function.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a panic resulting into
a denial of service. (CVE-2024-24784)

It was discovered that the Go html/template module did not validate errors
returned from MarshalJSON methods. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to inject arbitrary code into the Go template. (CVE-2024-24785)

Yufan You discovered that the Go archive/zip module did not properly
handle certain types of invalid zip files differs from the behavior of
most zip implementations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a panic resulting into a denial of service. (CVE-2024-24789)

Enze Wang and Jianjun Chen discovered that the Go net/netip module did
not work as expected for IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses in various Is methods.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a panic resulting into
a denial of service. (CVE-2024-24790)

Geoff Franks discovered that the Go net/http module did not properly
handle responses to requests with an “Expect: 100-continue” header under
certain circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-24791)

It was discovered that the Go parser module did not properly handle deeply
nested literal values. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a panic resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-34155)

Md Sakib Anwar discovered that the Go encoding/gob module did not properly
handle message decoding under certain circumstances. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a panic resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2024-34156)

It was discovered that the Go build module did not properly handle certain
build tag lines with deeply nested expressions. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause a panic resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2024-34158)

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