USN-5799-1

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    USN-5799-1

    Published: 11 Jan 2023Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: linux-oem-5.17, linux-oem-6.0 vulnerability

    Details: Kyle Zeng discovered that the sysctl implementation in the Linux kernel contained a stack-based buffer overflow. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5799-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-4378

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux-oem-5.17

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=jammy

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.17.0-1026.27

    Affected versions

    5.17.0-1003.3
    5.17.0-1004.4
    5.17.0-1006.6
    5.17.0-1011.12
    5.17.0-1012.13
    5.17.0-1013.14
    5.17.0-1014.15
    5.17.0-1015.16
    5.17.0-1016.17
    5.17.0-1017.18
    5.17.0-1018.19
    5.17.0-1019.20
    5.17.0-1020.21
    5.17.0-1021.22
    5.17.0-1024.25
    5.17.0-1025.26

    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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