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Description

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel's BPF subsystem in the way a user triggers the map_get_next_key function of the BPF bloom filter. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system. This flaw affects Linux kernel versions prior to 5.17-rc1.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— kernel Linux kernel versions prior to 5.17-rc1 —

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
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv +12 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +12 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) kernel 5.15.37.1-2 —

References