=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5545-1
August 02, 2022

linux-oem-5.14, linux-oem-5.17 vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.

Software Description:
- linux-oem-5.17: Linux kernel for OEM systems
- linux-oem-5.14: Linux kernel for OEM systems

Details:

Arthur Mongodin discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel
did not properly perform data validation. A local attacker could use this
to escalate privileges in certain situations.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   linux-image-5.17.0-1014-oem     5.17.0-1014.15
   linux-image-oem-22.04           5.17.0.1014.13
   linux-image-oem-22.04a          5.17.0.1014.13

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   linux-image-5.14.0-1046-oem     5.14.0-1046.53
   linux-image-oem-20.04           5.14.0.1046.42
   linux-image-oem-20.04b          5.14.0.1046.42
   linux-image-oem-20.04c          5.14.0.1046.42
   linux-image-oem-20.04d          5.14.0.1046.42

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have
been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and
reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed.
Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages
(e.g. linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual,
linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform
this as well.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5545-1
   CVE-2022-34918

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem-5.17/5.17.0-1014.15
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem-5.14/5.14.0-1046.53

Ubuntu 5545-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerability

August 2, 2022
The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: linux-image-5.17.0-1014-oem 5.17.0-1014.15 linux-image-oem-22.04 5.17.0.1014.13 linux-image-oem-22.04a 5.17.0.1014.13 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: linux-image-5.14.0-1046-oem 5.14.0-1046.53 linux-image-oem-20.04 5.14.0.1046.42 linux-image-oem-20.04b 5.14.0.1046.42 linux-image-oem-20.04c 5.14.0.1046.42 linux-image-oem-20.04d 5.14.0.1046.42 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed. Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages (e.g. linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual, linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform this as well.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5545-1

CVE-2022-34918

Severity
August 02, 2022

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem-5.17/5.17.0-1014.15 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem-5.14/5.14.0-1046.53

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