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Ubuntu: USN-5529-1 (CVE-2022-2078): Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-5529-1 (CVE-2022-2078): Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
06/30/2022
Created
03/29/2023
Added
03/22/2023
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's nft_set_desc_concat_parse() function .This flaw allows an attacker to trigger a buffer overflow via nft_set_desc_concat_parse() , causing a denial of service and possibly to run code.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-17-0-1013-oem
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem-22-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem-22-04a

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