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CVE-2022-3623

Published: 20 October 2022

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function follow_page_pte of the file mm/gup.c of the component BPF. The manipulation leads to race condition. The attack can be launched remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211921 was assigned to this vulnerability.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that the hugetlb implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race condition in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or expose sensitive information (kernel memory).

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.13.0-16.19)
focal
Released (5.4.0-144.161)
jammy
Released (5.15.0-60.66)
kinetic
Released (5.19.0-28.29)
trusty Not vulnerable
(3.11.0-12.19)
upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-2.16)
Patches:
Introduced by

5480280d3f2d11d47f9be59d49b20a8d7d1b33e8

Fixed by fac35ba763ed07ba93154c95ffc0c4a55023707f
linux-aws
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1001.1)
focal
Released (5.4.0-1097.105)
jammy
Released (5.15.0-1030.34)
kinetic
Released (5.19.0-1016.17)
trusty Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1002.2)
upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1001.10)
linux-aws-5.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(superseded by linux-aws-5.3)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-aws-5.11
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(superseded by linux-aws-5.13)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Ignored
(superseded by linux-aws-5.13)
xenial Does not exist

linux-aws-5.13
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(superseded by linux-aws-5.15)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Ignored
(superseded by linux-aws-5.15)
xenial Does not exist

linux-aws-5.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.15.0-1030.34~20.04.1)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-aws-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(superseded by linux-aws-5.4)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Ignored
(superseded by linux-aws-5.4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-aws-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.4.0-1097.105~18.04.1)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-aws-5.8
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(superseded by linux-aws-5.11)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Ignored
(superseded by linux-aws-5.11)
xenial Does not exist

linux-aws-hwe
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1030.31~16.04.1)
linux-azure
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(superseded by linux-azure-5.3)
focal
Released (5.4.0-1104.110)
jammy
Released (5.15.0-1033.40)
kinetic
Released (5.19.0-1016.17)
trusty Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1)
upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.11.0-1009.9)
linux-azure-4.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1082.92)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-5.11
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(superseded by linux-azure-5.13)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Ignored
(superseded by linux-azure-5.13)
xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-5.13
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(superseded by linux-azure-5.15)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Ignored
(superseded by linux-azure-5.15)
xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-5.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.15.0-1033.40~20.04.1)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-5.19
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Does not exist

jammy Not vulnerable

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(superseded by linux-azure-5.4)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Ignored
(superseded by linux-azure-5.4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.4.0-1104.110~18.04.1)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-5.8
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(superseded by linux-azure-5.11)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Ignored
(superseded by linux-azure-5.11)
xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(superseded by linux-azure-5.3)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-fde
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Needs triage

jammy
Released (5.15.0-1033.40.1)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-fde-5.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Not vulnerable
(5.15.0-1019.24~20.04.1.1)
jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-bluefield
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Needed

jammy Needed

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-dell300x
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1005.8)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-fips
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Ignored
(out of standard support)
upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Ignored
(out of standard support)
linux-gcp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(superseded by linux-gcp-5.3)
focal
Released (5.4.0-1101.110)
jammy
Released (5.15.0-1029.36)
kinetic
Released (5.19.0-1014.15)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.10.0-1004.4)
linux-gcp-4.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1071.81)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gcp-5.11
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(superseded by linux-gcp-5.13)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Ignored
(superseded by linux-gcp-5.13)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gcp-5.13
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(superseded by linux-gcp-5.15)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Ignored
(superseded by linux-gcp-5.15)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gcp-5.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.15.0-1029.36~20.04.1)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gcp-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(superseded by linux-gcp-5.4)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Ignored
(superseded by linux-gcp-5.4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gcp-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.4.0-1101.110~18.04.1)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gcp-5.8
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(superseded by linux-gcp-5.11)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Ignored
(superseded by linux-gcp-5.11)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gke
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.4.0-1095.102)
jammy
Released (5.15.0-1027.32)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Ignored
(reached end of standard support)
linux-gke-4.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gke-5.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(superseded by linux-gke-5.3)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gke-5.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.15.0-1027.32~20.04.1)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gke-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(superseded by linux-gke-5.4)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Ignored
(superseded by linux-gke-5.4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gke-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gkeop
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.4.0-1065.69)
jammy
Released (5.15.0-1015.19)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gkeop-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(replaced by linux-hwe-5.4)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-39.42~16.04.1)
linux-hwe-5.11
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(superseded by linux-hwe-5.13)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Ignored
(superseded by linux-hwe-5.13)
xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe-5.13
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(superseded by linux-hwe-5.15)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Ignored
(superseded by linux-hwe-5.15)
xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe-5.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.15.0-60.66~20.04.1)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe-5.19
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Does not exist

jammy Not vulnerable

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.4.0-144.161~18.04.1)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe-5.8
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(superseded by linux-hwe-5.11)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Ignored
(superseded by linux-hwe-5.11)
xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(superseded by linux-hwe-5.4)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Ignored
(superseded by linux-hwe)
linux-ibm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.4.0-1045.50)
jammy
Released (5.15.0-1025.28)
kinetic
Released (5.19.0-1014.15)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-ibm-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.4.0-1045.50~18.04.1)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-intel-5.13
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-intel-iotg
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Does not exist

jammy
Released (5.15.0-1025.30)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-intel-iotg-5.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Needed

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-kvm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1002.2)
focal
Released (5.4.0-1087.93)
jammy
Released (5.15.0-1028.33)
kinetic
Released (5.19.0-1015.16)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1004.9)
linux-lowlatency
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Does not exist

jammy
Released (5.15.0-60.66)
kinetic
Released (5.19.0-1014.15)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.15.0-60.66~20.04.1)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Does not exist

jammy Not vulnerable

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-xenial
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-13.29~14.04.1)
upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oem
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Ignored
(superseded by linux-hwe)
linux-oem-5.10
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oem-5.13
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(superseded by linux-oem-5.14)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Ignored
(superseded by linux-oem-5.14)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oem-5.14
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Needed

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oem-5.17
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Does not exist

jammy Needed

kinetic Needs triage

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oem-5.6
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oem-6.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Does not exist

jammy Needs triage

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

linux-oem-6.1
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Does not exist

jammy Pending

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

linux-oem-osp1
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1007.9)
focal
Released (5.4.0-1094.103)
jammy
Released (5.15.0-1029.35)
kinetic
Released (5.19.0-1014.16)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1007.9~16.04.1)
linux-oracle-5.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(superseded by linux-oracle-5.3)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle-5.11
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(superseded by linux-oracle-5.13)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Ignored
(superseded by linux-oracle-5.13)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle-5.13
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle-5.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.15.0-1029.35~20.04.1)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(superseded by linux-oracle-5.4)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Ignored
(superseded by linux-oracle-5.4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.4.0-1094.103~18.04.1)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle-5.8
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(superseded by linux-oracle-5.11)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Ignored
(superseded by linux-oracle-5.11)
xenial Does not exist

linux-raspi
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.4.0-1081.92)
jammy
Released (5.15.0-1024.26)
kinetic
Released (5.19.0-1011.18)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-raspi-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.4.0-1081.92~18.04.1)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-raspi2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.13.0-1005.5)
focal Ignored
(replaced by linux-raspi)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Ignored
(end of standard support)
linux-raspi2-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(superseded by linux-raspi-5.4)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Ignored
(superseded by linux-raspi2-5.4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-riscv
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(superseded by linux-riscv-5.8)
jammy Needed

kinetic Needed

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-riscv-5.11
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(superseded by linux-riscv-5.13)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Ignored
(superseded by linux-riscv-5.13)
xenial Does not exist

linux-riscv-5.8
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(superseded by linux-riscv-5.11)
jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Ignored
(superseded by linux-riscv-5.11)
xenial Does not exist

linux-snapdragon
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1077.82)
focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (6.1~rc1)
xenial Ignored
(end of standard support)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H