[Ksplice][Ubuntu-22.04-Updates] New Ksplice updates for Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy (USN-5390-1)

[Oracle Ksplice]

Synopsis: USN-5390-1 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2022-1015 CVE-2022-1016 CVE-2022-26490

Systems running Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy can now use Ksplice to patch
against the latest Ubuntu Security Notice, USN-5390-1.

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack running Ubuntu 22.04
Jammy install these updates.

On systems that have "autoinstall = yes" in /etc/uptrack/uptrack.conf,
these updates will be installed automatically and you do not need to
take any action.

Alternatively, you can install these updates by running:

# /usr/sbin/uptrack-upgrade -y


DESCRIPTION

* CVE-2022-26490: Buffer overflow in STMicroelectronics ST21NFCA NFC driver.

A missing error check in connectivity event handling of the ST21NFCA
NFC driver could result in a buffer overflow. A local user could use
this flaw to cause a denial-of-service or execute arbitrary code.


* CVE-2022-1015: Out-of-bounds access in the Netfilter subsystem.

Inadequate validation of user register indices in the Netfilter
subsystem could lead to an out-of-bounds access. A local user could use
this flaw to cause a denial-of-service or execute arbitrary code.


* CVE-2022-1016: Information leak in the netfilter subsystem.

A flaw in the netfilter subsystem result in a use-after-free. This may
allow a local unprivileged user to cause an information leak, resulting
in loss of system confidentiality.

SUPPORT

Ksplice support is available at ksplice-support_ww at oracle.com.