Advisories ยป MGASA-2021-0575

Updated kernel-linus packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 21 Dec 2021
Modification date: 17 Feb 2022
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases : 8
CVE: CVE-2021-4083 , CVE-2021-39685 , CVE-2021-43975

Description

This kernel-linus update is based on upstream 5.15.10 and fixes at least the
following security issues:

A read-after-free memory flaw was found in the Linux kernel's garbage
collection for Unix domain socket file handlers in the way users call
close() and fget() simultaneously and can potentially trigger a race
condition. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or escalate
their privileges on the system (CVE-2021-4083).

An attacker can access kernel memory bypassing valid buffer boundaries by
exploiting implementation of control request handlers in the following usb
gadgets - rndis, hid, uac1, uac1_legacy and uac2. Processing of malicious
control transfer requests with unexpectedly large wLength lacks assurance
that this value does not exceed the buffer size. Due to this fact one is
capable of reading and/or writing (depending on particular case) up to 65k
of kernel memory. Devices implementing affected usb device gadget classes
may be affected by buffer overflow vulnerabilities resulting in information
disclosure, denial of service or execution of arbitrary code in kernel
context (CVE-2021-39685).

In the Linux kernel through 5.15.2, hw_atl_utils_fw_rpc_wait in drivers/net/
ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c allows an attacker (who can
introduce a crafted device) to trigger an out-of-bounds write via a crafted
length value (CVE-2021-43975).

For other upstream fixes, see the referenced changelogs.

References

SRPMS

8/core