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Medium USN-5759-2 2 CVEs

libbpf vulnerabilities

Published Dec 8, 2022 · Updated Jul 30, 2026

Summary

USN-5759-1 fixed vulnerabilities in LibBPF. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 20.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that LibBPF incorrectly handled certain memory operations
under certain circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause LibBPF to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.10.
(CVE-2021-45940, CVE-2021-45941, CVE-2022-3533)

It was discovered that LibBPF incorrectly handled certain memory operations
under certain circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause LibBPF to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-3534, CVE-2022-3606)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS libbpf 0.5.0-1~ubuntu20.04.1+esm1

Vulnerabilities 2

  • Medium 5.5

    Linux Kernel libbpf btf_dump.c btf_dump_name_dups use after free

    A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.162/5.15.85/6.0.15/6.1.1. The impacted element is the function btf_dump_name_dups of the file tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c of the component libbpf. The manipulation leads to use after free. Upgrading to ve…

  • Low 3.5

    Linux Kernel BPF libbpf.c find_prog_by_sec_insn null pointer dereference

    A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function find_prog_by_sec_insn of the file tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c of the component BPF. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is recommended to…

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3534
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3606