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Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel before 5.9-rc4. Memory corruption can be exploited to gain root privileges from unprivileged processes. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Kernel kernel before 5.9-rc4 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 5.8.7-1 —
Debian 13 linux 5.8.7-1 —
Debian 12 linux 5.8.7-1 —
Debian 9 linux 4.9.240-1 DLA-2420-1
Debian 9 linux-4.19 4.19.146-1~deb9u1 DLA-2385-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-47.51 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws +2 5.4.0-1024.24 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure 5.4.0-1025.25 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.4.0-1023.23 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oem-5.6 5.6.0-1026.26 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.4.0-1018.20 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv 5.4.0-33.37 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux 4.15.0-117.118 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-aws 4.15.0-1082.86 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.3 5.3.0-1035.37 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 +2 5.4.0-1024.24~18.04.1 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-azure-4.15 4.15.0-1095.105 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-azure-5.4 5.4.0-1025.25~18.04.1 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +9 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-4.15 4.15.0-1083.94 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gke-4.15 4.15.0-1069.72 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gke-5.0 5.0.0-1047.48 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gke-5.3 5.3.0-1036.38 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-hwe 5.3.0-67.61 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-47.51~18.04.1 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-kvm 4.15.0-1074.75 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-oem 4.15.0-1096.106 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-oem-osp1 5.0.0-1068.73 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1053.57 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-raspi-5.4 5.4.0-1018.20~18.04.1 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-raspi2 4.15.0-1070.74 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-raspi2-5.3 5.3.0-1033.35 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-snapdragon 4.15.0-1086.94 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-aws-hwe 4.15.0-1082.86~16.04.1 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1095.105~16.04.1 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-gcp 4.15.0-1083.94~16.04.1 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe 4.15.0-117.118~16.04.1 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1053.57~16.04.1 USN-4489-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-aws-fips +2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.4.0-1069.73+fips2 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.4.0-1073.76+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.4.0-1067.71~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 4.15.0-2026.26 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 4.15.0-2008.9 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-fips 4.15.0-1040.45 —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-51.56 LSN-0072-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-aws +1 5.4.0-1028.29 LSN-0072-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-azure 5.4.0-1031.32 LSN-0072-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux 4.15.0-117.118 LSN-0072-1, LSN-0071-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-aws 4.15.0-1082.86 LSN-0072-1, LSN-0071-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-oem 4.15.0-1096.106 LSN-0072-1, LSN-0071-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux 4.4.0-193.224 LSN-0072-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-aws 4.4.0-1117.131 LSN-0072-1
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1095.105~14.04.1 USN-4489-1
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux-lts-xenial 4.4.0-193.224~14.04.1 LSN-0072-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 8 kernel-rt +12 4.18.0-193.28.1.rt13.77.el8_2 RHSA-2020:4289
RHEL 8 kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193 1-7.el8 RHSA-2020:4331
RHEL 8 kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_13_2 +2 1-2.el8_2 RHSA-2020:4331
RHEL 8 kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_1_2 1-5.el8_2 RHSA-2020:4331
RHEL 8 kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_6_3 1-4.el8_2 RHSA-2020:4331
RHEL 8 perf +26 4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 RHSA-2020:4286
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 8.1 EUS kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147 1-18.el8 RHSA-2020:4332
RHEL 8.1 EUS kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_0_2 +1 1-14.el8 RHSA-2020:4332
RHEL 8.1 EUS kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_13_2 1-5.el8_1 RHSA-2020:4332
RHEL 8.1 EUS kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_20_1 1-4.el8_1 RHSA-2020:4332
RHEL 8.1 EUS kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_24_2 +1 1-2.el8_1 RHSA-2020:4332
RHEL 8.1 EUS kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_3_1 1-14.el8_1 RHSA-2020:4332
RHEL 8.1 EUS kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_5_1 1-9.el8_1 RHSA-2020:4332
RHEL 8.1 EUS kpatch-patch-4_18_0-147_8_1 1-7.el8_1 RHSA-2020:4332
RHEL 8.1 EUS perf +26 4.18.0-147.32.1.el8_1 RHSA-2020:4287
RHEL 8.0 E4S perf +18 4.18.0-80.31.1.el8_0 RHSA-2020:5199
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP2 kernel-azure +2 5.3.18-18.18.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2580-1
SLES 15 SP2 kernel-docs 5.3.18-24.15.2 SUSE-SU-2020:2577-1
SLES 15 SP2 kernel-syms +4 5.3.18-24.15.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2577-1
SLES 15 SP1 kernel-azure +2 4.12.14-8.44.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2579-1
SLES 15 SP1 kernel-docs +5 4.12.14-197.56.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2575-1
SLES 15 kernel-docs +6 4.12.14-150.58.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2610-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-azure +2 4.12.14-16.28.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2578-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-docs +4 4.12.14-122.37.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2574-1
SLES 12 SP4 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-95.60.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2623-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 12 SP3 kernel-syms +2 4.4.180-94.130.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2582-1
SLES 12 SP3 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_29 8-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3225-1
SLES 12 SP3 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_30 7-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3225-1
SLES 12 SP3 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_31 4-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3225-1
SLES 12 SP3 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_32 +1 3-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3225-1
SLES 12 SP3 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_34 3-2.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3225-1
SLES 12 SP3 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_35 1-4.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2582-1
SLES 12 SP2 kernel-syms +2 4.4.121-92.141.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2576-1
SLES 12 SP2 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_33 8-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3225-1
SLES 12 SP2 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_34 5-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3225-1
SLES 12 SP2 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_35 3-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3225-1
SLES 12 SP2 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_36 3-2.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3225-1
SLES 12 SP2 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_37 1-3.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2576-1
SLES for SAP 15 kernel-docs +5 4.12.14-150.58.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2610-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 kernel-azure +2 4.12.14-16.28.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2578-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-122.37.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2574-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP4 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-95.60.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2623-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP3 kernel-syms +2 4.4.180-94.130.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2582-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP3 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_29 8-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3225-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP3 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_30 7-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3225-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP3 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_31 4-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3225-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP3 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_32 +1 3-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3225-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP3 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_34 3-2.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3225-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP3 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_35 1-4.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2582-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP2 kernel-syms +2 4.4.121-92.141.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2576-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP2 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_33 8-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3225-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP2 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_34 5-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3225-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP2 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_35 3-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3225-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP2 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_36 3-2.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3225-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP2 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_37 1-3.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2576-1
SLE Real Time 12 SP5 kernel-rt +3 4.12.14-10.19.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2999-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-default 5.3.18-24.15.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2577-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_0 3-8.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3187-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_1 3-2.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3186-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_2 2-2.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3186-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_3 1-5.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2577-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP1 kernel-default 4.12.14-197.56.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2575-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP1 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP1_Update_11 5-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3180-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP1 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP1_Update_12 3-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3190-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP1 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP1_Update_13 +1 3-2.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3190-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP1 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP1_Update_15 1-3.3.2 SUSE-SU-2020:2575-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP1 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP1_Update_7 +1 7-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3180-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP1 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP1_Update_9 +1 6-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3180-1
SLE Live Patching 15 kernel-default 4.12.14-150.58.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2610-1
SLE Live Patching 15 kernel-livepatch-SLE15_Update_16 +1 7-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3180-1
SLE Live Patching 15 kernel-livepatch-SLE15_Update_18 3-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3180-1
SLE Live Patching 15 kernel-livepatch-SLE15_Update_19 3-2.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3180-1
SLE Live Patching 15 kernel-livepatch-SLE15_Update_20 1-1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2610-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kernel-default 4.12.14-122.37.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2574-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_0 7-18.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3204-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_1 +1 7-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3204-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_3 6-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3204-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_4 5-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3204-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_5 +1 3-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3210-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_7 +1 3-2.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3210-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_9 1-8.5.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2574-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP4 kernel-default 4.12.14-95.60.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2623-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP4 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP4_Update_10 +1 7-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3204-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP4 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP4_Update_12 6-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3204-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP4 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP4_Update_13 5-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3204-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP4 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP4_Update_14 3-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3210-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP4 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP4_Update_15 3-2.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3210-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP4 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP4_Update_16 1-6.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2623-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP4 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP4_Update_9 8-2.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3204-1
SLE HPC 15 kernel-docs +5 4.12.14-150.58.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2610-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP1 kernel-rt +3 4.12.14-14.36.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3014-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-95.60.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2623-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 kernel-syms +2 4.4.180-94.130.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2582-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_35 1-4.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2582-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-95.60.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2623-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 kernel-syms +2 4.4.180-94.130.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2582-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_35 1-4.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2582-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 kernel-syms +2 4.4.121-92.141.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2576-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_37 1-3.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2576-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 kernel-syms +2 4.4.180-94.130.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2582-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_35 1-4.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2582-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 kernel-syms +2 4.4.180-94.130.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2582-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_35 1-4.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2582-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed kernel-source 5.14.6-1.4 openSUSE-SU-2024:13704-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:10728-1
openSUSE Leap 15.2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-lp152.41.1.lp152.8.6.2 openSUSE-SU-2020:1382-1
openSUSE Leap 15.2 kernel-docs +8 5.3.18-lp152.41.1 openSUSE-SU-2020:1382-1
openSUSE Leap 15.2 kernel-rt +3 5.3.18-lp152.3.5.1 openSUSE-SU-2021:0242-1
openSUSE Leap 15.1 kernel-debug +5 4.12.14-lp151.28.67.2 openSUSE-SU-2020:1655-1, openSUSE-SU-2020:1379-1
openSUSE Leap 15.1 kernel-docs 4.12.14-lp151.28.67.3 openSUSE-SU-2020:1655-1, openSUSE-SU-2020:1379-1
openSUSE Leap 15.1 kernel-syms +1 4.12.14-lp151.28.67.1 openSUSE-SU-2020:1655-1, openSUSE-SU-2020:1379-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2 kernel-livepatch-4.14.193-149.317 1.0-0.amzn2 ALAS2-2020-1488
Amazon Linux 2 perf +8 4.14.193-149.317.amzn2 ALAS2-2020-1488

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 8 perf +18 4.18.0-193.28.1.el8_2 ELSA-2020-4286
Oracle Linux 7 perf +10 4.14.35-2025.401.4.el7uek ELSA-2020-5885, ELSA-2020-5884

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 1 repository

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Advisories 40

References