USN-5219-1

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    USN-5219-1

    Published: 11 Jan 2022Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.11, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.11, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.11, linux-hwe-5.11, linux-kvm, linux-oem-5.10, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.11, linux-raspi vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that the eBPF implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the memory size of certain ring buffer operation arguments. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5219-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-4204, https://launchpad.net/bugs/1956585

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux-aws-5.11

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~20.04.1?arch=source&distro=focal

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.11.0-1025.27~20.04.1

    Affected versions

    5.11.0-1009.9~20.04.2
    5.11.0-1014.15~20.04.1
    5.11.0-1016.17~20.04.1
    5.11.0-1017.18~20.04.1
    5.11.0-1019.20~20.04.1
    5.11.0-1020.21~20.04.2
    5.11.0-1021.22~20.04.2
    5.11.0-1022.23~20.04.1
    5.11.0-1023.24~20.04.1

    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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