USN-4950-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
11 May 2021
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Releases
Packages
- linux - Linux kernel
- linux-aws - Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-azure - Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems
- linux-gcp - Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-kvm - Linux kernel for cloud environments
- linux-oracle - Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
- linux-raspi - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi (V8) systems
Details
Ryota Shiga discovered that the eBPF implementation in the Linux kernel did
not properly verify that a BPF program only reserved as much memory for a
ring buffer as was allocated. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-3489)
Manfred Paul discovered that the eBPF implementation in the Linux kernel
did not properly track bounds on bitwise operations. A local attacker could
use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2021-3490)
Billy Jheng Bing-Jhong discovered that the io_uring implementation of the
Linux kernel did not properly enforce the MAX_RW_COUNT limit in some
situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-3491)
Norbert Slusarek discovered that the CAN ISOTP protocol implementation
in the Linux kernel contained a race condition. A local attacker could
use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly
execute arbitrary code. Please note that to address this issue,
SF_BROADCAST support was removed temporarily from the CAN ISOTP
implementation in Ubuntu 21.04 kernels. (LP: #1927409)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 21.04
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linux-image-5.11.0-1005-azure
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5.11.0-1005.5
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linux-image-5.11.0-1006-oracle
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5.11.0-1006.6
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linux-image-5.11.0-1007-aws
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5.11.0-1007.7
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linux-image-5.11.0-1007-gcp
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5.11.0-1007.7
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linux-image-5.11.0-1007-kvm
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5.11.0-1007.7
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linux-image-5.11.0-1008-raspi
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5.11.0-1008.8
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linux-image-5.11.0-1008-raspi-nolpae
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5.11.0-1008.8
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linux-image-5.11.0-17-generic
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5.11.0-17.18
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linux-image-5.11.0-17-generic-64k
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5.11.0-17.18
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linux-image-5.11.0-17-generic-lpae
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5.11.0-17.18
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linux-image-5.11.0-17-lowlatency
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5.11.0-17.18
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linux-image-aws
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5.11.0.1007.7
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linux-image-azure
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5.11.0.1005.5
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linux-image-gcp
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5.11.0.1007.7
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linux-image-generic
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5.11.0.17.18
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linux-image-generic-64k
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5.11.0.17.18
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linux-image-generic-lpae
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5.11.0.17.18
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linux-image-gke
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5.11.0.1007.7
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linux-image-kvm
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5.11.0.1007.7
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linux-image-lowlatency
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5.11.0.17.18
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linux-image-oracle
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5.11.0.1006.6
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linux-image-raspi
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5.11.0.1008.6
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linux-image-raspi-nolpae
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5.11.0.1008.6
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linux-image-virtual
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5.11.0.17.18
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have
been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and
reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed.
Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages
(e.g. linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual,
linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform
this as well.
Related notices
- USN-4948-1: linux-image-5.10.0-1026-oem, linux-image-oem-20.04-edge, linux-image-oem-20.04b, linux-oem-5.10
- USN-4949-1: linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge, linux-azure, linux-image-aws, linux-image-5.8.0-1031-gcp, linux-aws, linux-image-5.8.0-1027-kvm, linux-image-5.8.0-53-generic-64k, linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04, linux-image-generic-64k, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-5.8.0-53-lowlatency, linux-image-5.8.0-53-generic-lpae, linux-hwe-5.8, linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04, linux-gcp, linux-image-5.8.0-53-generic, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04, linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04-edge, linux-image-5.8.0-1033-aws, linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04-edge, linux-image-5.8.0-1029-oracle, linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04, linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04-edge, linux-image-gke, linux-image-raspi-nolpae, linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04-edge, linux-image-gcp, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux, linux-kvm, linux-image-generic, linux-image-raspi, linux-image-oem-20.04, linux-image-kvm, linux-image-5.8.0-1024-raspi-nolpae, linux-image-5.8.0-1024-raspi, linux-oracle, linux-image-5.8.0-1032-azure, linux-raspi, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-azure, linux-image-oracle