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Unscored LSN-0078-1 1 CVE

Kernel Live Patch Security Notice

Published Jul 19, 2021 · Updated Jun 3, 2026

Summary

Norbert Slusarek discovered a race condition in the CAN BCM networking
protocol of the Linux kernel leading to multiple use-after-free
vulnerabilities. A local attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary
code.(CVE-2021-3609)

Fixed packages 11

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS linux-hwe 4.15.0-147.151~16.04.1
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS linux 4.15.0-147.151
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS linux-gke-4.15 —
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS linux-gke-5.4 5.4.0-1046.48~18.04.1
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS linux-gkeop-5.4 5.4.0-1018.19~18.04.1
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-77.86~18.04.1
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS linux-oem —
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS linux 5.4.0-77.86
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS linux-gcp 5.4.0-1046.49
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS linux-gke 5.4.0-1046.48
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS linux-gkeop 5.4.0-1018.19

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3609