USN-5517-1

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USN-5517-1

Summary: linux-oem-5.14 vulnerabilities

Details: It was discovered that the Atheros ath9k wireless device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle some error conditions, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-1679) It was discovered that the virtio RPMSG bus driver in the Linux kernel contained a double-free vulnerability in certain error conditions. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2022-34494)

References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5517-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1679, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-34494