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Unscored USN-5219-1 1 CVE

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

Published Jan 11, 2022 · Updated Feb 10, 2026

Summary

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.

Fixed packages 6

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.11 5.11.0-1025.27~20.04.1
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.11 5.11.0-1025.27~20.04.1
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.11 5.11.0-1026.29~20.04.1
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.11 5.11.0-46.51~20.04.1
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.10 5.10.0-1055.58
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.11 5.11.0-1025.27~20.04.1

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-4204
  • report
    https://launchpad.net/bugs/1956585