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Mageia 8: MGASA-2021-0574 Moderate: Kernel Memory Flaws and Fixes

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Calendar Grey December 21, 2021
Dist Mageia Esm H88
The latest kernel enhancement addresses multiple security issues along with memory inconsistencies, significantly improving the overall system reliability and efficiency.
This kernel update is based on upstream 5.15.10 and fixes atleast the following security issues: A read-after-free memory flaw was found in the Linux kernel's garbage collection f...

Summary

This kernel update is based on upstream 5.15.10 and fixes atleast 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 ...

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References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29777

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29704

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29711

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29760

- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.7

- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.8

- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.9

- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.10

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-4083

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-39685

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-43975

Resolution

SRPMS

- 8/core/kernel-5.15.10-1.mga8

- 8/core/kmod-virtualbox-6.1.30-1.5.mga8

- 8/core/kmod-xtables-addons-3.18-1.38.mga8

Publication date: 21 Dec 2021
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0574.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2021-4083, CVE-2021-39685, CVE-2021-43975

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