Category Archives: Advisories

DSA-5262 thunderbird – security update

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Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird, which could
result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

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USN-5703-1: Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities

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Selim Enes Karaduman discovered that a race condition existed in the
General notification queue implementation of 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-2022-1882)

Pawan Kumar Gupta, Alyssa Milburn, Amit Peled, Shani Rehana, Nir Shildan
and Ariel Sabba discovered that some Intel processors with Enhanced
Indirect Branch Restricted Speculation (eIBRS) did not properly handle RET
instructions after a VM exits. A local attacker could potentially use this
to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2022-26373)

Eric Biggers discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the
io_uring subsystem in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could possibly use
this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-3176)

It was discovered that the Netlink Transformation (XFRM) subsystem in the
Linux kernel contained a reference counting error. A local attacker could
use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-36879)

Jann Horn discovered that the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel did not
properly handle TLB flush operations in some situations. A local attacker
in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service (guest crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code in the guest kernel. (CVE-2022-39189)

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USN-5702-2: curl vulnerability

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USN-5702-1 fixed a vulnerability in curl. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Robby Simpson discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain POST
operations after PUT operations. This issue could cause applications using
curl to send the wrong data, perform incorrect memory operations, or crash.
(CVE-2022-32221)

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USN-5696-2: MySQL vulnerabilities

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USN-5696-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in MySQL. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL and this update includes
new upstream MySQL versions to fix these issues.

MySQL has been updated to 5.7.40 in Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes, new
features, and possibly incompatible changes.

Please see the following for more information:

https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-40.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2022.html

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USN-5702-1: curl vulnerabilities

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Robby Simpson discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain POST
operations after PUT operations. This issue could cause applications using
curl to send the wrong data, perform incorrect memory operations, or crash.
(CVE-2022-32221)

Hiroki Kurosawa discovered that curl incorrectly handled parsing .netrc
files. If an attacker were able to provide a specially crafted .netrc file,
this issue could cause curl to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-35260)

It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain HTTP proxy return
codes. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause curl to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-42915)

Hiroki Kurosawa discovered that curl incorrectly handled HSTS support
when certain hostnames included IDN characters. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause curl to use unencrypted connections. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-42916)

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USN-5700-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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David Bouman and Billy Jheng Bing Jhong discovered that a race condition
existed in the io_uring subsystem 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-2022-2602)

Sönke Huster discovered that an integer overflow vulnerability existed in
the WiFi driver stack in the Linux kernel, leading to a buffer overflow. A
physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-41674)

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)

Sönke Huster discovered that the WiFi driver stack in the Linux kernel did
not properly perform reference counting in some situations, leading to a
use-after-free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-42720)

Sönke Huster discovered that the WiFi driver stack in the Linux kernel did
not properly handle BSSID/SSID lists in some situations. A physically
proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (infinite
loop). (CVE-2022-42721)

Sönke Huster discovered that the WiFi driver stack in the Linux kernel
contained a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in certain situations. A
physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash). (CVE-2022-42722)

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USN-5688-2: Libksba vulnerability

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USN-5688-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Libksba. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 22.10.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that an integer overflow could be triggered in Libksba
when decoding certain data. An attacker could use this issue to cause a
denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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