USN-7179-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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Andy Nguyen discovered that the Bluetooth L2CAP implementation in the Linux
kernel contained a type-confusion error. A physically proximate remote
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-12351)

Andy Nguyen discovered that the Bluetooth A2MP implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly initialize memory in some situations. A physically
proximate remote attacker could use this to expose sensitive information
(kernel memory). (CVE-2020-12352)

Andy Nguyen discovered that the Bluetooth HCI event packet parser in the
Linux kernel did not properly handle event advertisements of certain sizes,
leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. A physically proximate remote
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-24490)

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:
– GPU drivers;
– Media drivers;
– Network drivers;
– SMB network file system;
– Bluetooth subsystem;
– Amateur Radio drivers;
– Network traffic control;
– VMware vSockets driver;
(CVE-2024-43904, CVE-2024-35963, CVE-2024-35967, CVE-2024-40973,
CVE-2024-26822, CVE-2024-35965, CVE-2024-40910, CVE-2024-38553,
CVE-2024-53057, CVE-2024-50264, CVE-2024-35966)

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