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Ubuntu 22.10: 5759-2 Alert: LibBPF Buffer Overflow Leads to Security Breach

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in LibBPF.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5759-1
December 05, 2022

libbpf vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in LibBPF.

Software Description:
- libbpf: eBPF helper library (development files)

Details:

It was discovered that LibBPF incorrectly handled certain memory operations
under certain circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause LibBPF to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.10.
(CVE-2021-45940, CVE-2021-45941, CVE-2022-3533)

It was discovered that LibBPF incorrectly handled certain memory operations
under certain circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause LibBPF to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-3534, CVE-2022-3606)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 22.10:
  libbpf-dev                      1:0.8.0-1ubuntu22.10.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  libbpf-dev                      1:0.5.0-1ubuntu22.04.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5759-1
  CVE-2021-45940, CVE-2021-45941, CVE-2022-3533, CVE-2022-3534,
  CVE-2022-3606

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libbpf/0.8.0-1ubuntu22.10.1
  

Ubuntu 22.10: 5759-2 Alert: LibBPF Buffer Overflow Leads to Security Breach

ubuntu
Calendar Grey December 5, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
LibBPF encountered serious vulnerabilities patched in Ubuntu versions 22.04 and 22.10. Users at risk are urged to perform updates.
Several security issues were fixed in LibBPF.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.10: libbpf-dev 1:0.8.0-1ubuntu22.10.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: libbpf-dev 1:0.5.0-1ubuntu22.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5759-1

CVE-2021-45940, CVE-2021-45941, CVE-2022-3533, CVE-2022-3534,

CVE-2022-3606

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December 05, 2022

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libbpf/0.8.0-1ubuntu22.10.1

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