MGASA-2022-0212

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    MGASA-2022-0212

    Published: 28 May 2022Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated kernel packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: This kernel update is based on upstream 5.15.43 and fixes at least the following security issues: A race condition in the perf subsystem allows for a local privilege escalation. NOTE: Mageia kernels by default has disabled the perf usage for unprivileged users, effectively rendering this vulnerability harmless (CVE-2022-1729). KVM: x86/mmu: fix NULL pointer dereference on guest INVPCID (CVE-2022-1789). Kernel could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a lockdown break issue. By sending a specially-crafted request using the kernel debugger, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform read and write access to kernel memory (CVE-2022-21499). Other fixes in this update: - ice: fix crash at allocation failure For other upstream fixes, see the referenced changelogs.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0212.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30475, https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.42, https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.43

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kernel

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/kernel?arch=source&distro=mageia-8

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.15.43-1.mga8

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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