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USN-6523-1: u-boot-nezha vulnerability

29 November 2023

Several security issues were fixed in u-boot-nezha.

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Details

It was discovered that U-Boot incorrectly handled certain USB DFU download
setup packets. A local attacker could use this issue to cause U-Boot to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2022-2347)

Nicolas Bidron and Nicolas Guigo discovered that U-Boot incorrectly handled
certain fragmented IP packets. A local attacker could use this issue to
cause U-Boot to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-30552, CVE-2022-30790)

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 23.04
Ubuntu 22.04

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Related notices

  • USN-5764-1: u-boot-stm32, u-boot-sifive, u-boot-tegra, u-boot-qcom, u-boot-imx, u-boot-amlogic, u-boot, u-boot-mvebu, u-boot-rpi, u-boot-microchip, u-boot-qemu, u-boot-omap, u-boot-sunxi, u-boot-exynos, u-boot-rockchip, u-boot-tools