USN-8966-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
USN-8966-1
Summary
It was discovered that the Bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel contained 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-2021-3640)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- File systems infrastructure; (CVE-2022-49058)
Products covered
A separate affected-products list was not included in the collected bulletin.
Remediation
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - File systems infrastructure; (CVE-2022-49058)
CVEs in this advisory 2
Updates
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