USN-5493-1

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    USN-5493-1

    Published: 27 Jun 2022Last Modified: 10 Sept 2026

    Summary: linux, linux-hwe vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that the 8 Devices USB2CAN interface implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a double-free. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5493-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-28388

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux-hwe

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-hwe?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.15.0-188.199~16.04.1

    Affected versions

    4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1
    4.8.0-39.42~16.04.1
    4.8.0-41.44~16.04.1
    4.8.0-42.45~16.04.1
    4.8.0-44.47~16.04.1
    4.8.0-45.48~16.04.1
    4.8.0-46.49~16.04.1
    4.8.0-49.52~16.04.1
    4.8.0-51.54~16.04.1
    4.8.0-52.55~16.04.1
    4.8.0-53.56~16.04.1
    4.8.0-54.57~16.04.1
    4.8.0-56.61~16.04.1
    4.8.0-58.63~16.04.1

    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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