CVE-2021-47111
Publication date 15 March 2024
Last updated 5 August 2024
Ubuntu priority
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xen-netback: take a reference to the RX task thread Do this in order to prevent the task from being freed if the thread returns (which can be triggered by the frontend) before the call to kthread_stop done as part of the backend tear down. Not taking the reference will lead to a use-after-free in that scenario. Such reference was taken before but dropped as part of the rework done in 2ac061ce97f4. Reintroduce the reference taking and add a comment this time explaining why it's needed. This is XSA-374 / CVE-2021-28691.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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linux | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
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linux-allwinner-5.19 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-aws | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
|
linux-aws-5.0 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
linux-aws-5.11 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-aws-5.13 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-aws-5.15 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
linux-aws-5.19 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-aws-5.3 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
linux-aws-5.4 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
linux-aws-5.8 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-aws-6.2 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-aws-6.5 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-aws-fips | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-aws-hwe | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
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linux-azure | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
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18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
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linux-azure-4.15 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
linux-azure-5.11 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-azure-5.13 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-azure-5.15 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
linux-azure-5.19 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-azure-5.3 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
linux-azure-5.4 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
linux-azure-5.8 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-azure-6.2 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-azure-6.5 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-azure-edge | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
linux-azure-fde | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-azure-fde-5.15 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
linux-azure-fde-5.19 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-azure-fde-6.2 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-azure-fips | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-bluefield | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
linux-fips | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-gcp | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
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18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
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linux-gcp-4.15 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
linux-gcp-5.11 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-gcp-5.13 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-gcp-5.15 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
linux-gcp-5.19 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-gcp-5.3 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
linux-gcp-5.4 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
linux-gcp-5.8 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-gcp-6.2 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-gcp-6.5 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-gcp-fips | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gke | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-gke-4.15 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
linux-gke-5.15 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-gke-5.4 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
linux-gkeop | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
linux-gkeop-5.15 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
linux-gkeop-5.4 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
linux-hwe | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
linux-hwe-5.11 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-hwe-5.13 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-hwe-5.15 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
linux-hwe-5.19 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-hwe-5.4 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
linux-hwe-5.8 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-hwe-6.2 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-hwe-6.5 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-hwe-edge | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
linux-ibm | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
linux-ibm-5.15 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
linux-ibm-5.4 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
linux-intel | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-intel-5.13 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-intel-iotg | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
linux-iot | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
linux-kvm | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
linux-laptop | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-lowlatency | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-lts-xenial | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
|
linux-nvidia | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-nvidia-6.2 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-nvidia-6.5 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-nvidia-6.8 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-nvidia-lowlatency | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-oem | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
linux-oem-5.10 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-oem-5.13 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-oem-5.14 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-oem-5.17 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-oem-5.6 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-oem-6.0 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-oem-6.1 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-oem-6.5 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-oem-6.8 | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-oracle | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
linux-oracle-5.0 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
linux-oracle-5.11 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-oracle-5.13 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-oracle-5.15 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
linux-oracle-5.3 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
linux-oracle-5.4 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
linux-oracle-5.8 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-oracle-6.5 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-raspi | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
linux-raspi-5.4 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
linux-raspi2 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-riscv | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-riscv-5.11 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-riscv-5.15 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
linux-riscv-5.19 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-riscv-5.8 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
linux-riscv-6.5 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-starfive | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-starfive-5.19 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-starfive-6.2 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-starfive-6.5 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
References
Other references
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/107866a8eb0b664675a260f1ba0655010fac1e08 (5.13-rc6)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b53db8c4c14b4e7256f058d202908b54a7b85b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caec9bcaeb1a5f03f2d406305355c853af10c13e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/107866a8eb0b664675a260f1ba0655010fac1e08
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47111