An infinite loop issue was found in the vhost_net kernel module in Linux Kernel up to and including v5.1-rc6, while handling incoming packets in handle_rx(). It could occur if one end sends packets faster than the other end can process them. A guest user, maybe remote one, could use this flaw to stall the vhost_net kernel thread, resulting in a DoS scenario.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernelUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-devel | Apr 27, 2020 | Apr 25, 2019 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Jul 27, 2019 | Apr 25, 2019 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Aug 28, 2019 | Apr 25, 2019 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Aug 14, 2019 | Apr 25, 2019 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Oct 19, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade perfUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-headers | Mar 24, 2021 | Apr 25, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-headers | Mar 12, 2020 | Apr 25, 2019 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-uek | Aug 15, 2019 | Apr 25, 2019 |
| Redhat Openshift | — | Upgrade redhat-coreos | Dec 29, 2020 | Apr 25, 2019 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Jul 31, 2019 | Apr 25, 2019 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-debug-baseUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-baseUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-vanilla-develUpgrade kernel-vanilla-livepatch-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-manUpgrade kernel-vanilla-baseUpgrade kernel-vanillaUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-default | Sep 23, 2021 | Apr 25, 2019 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1041-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-161-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1120-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1041-gkeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1092-awsUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-161-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-27-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1014-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1056-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1047-awsUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1015-kvmUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-5.0.0-27-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1022-oracleUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.0Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-60-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1044-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-161-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-27-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1056-azureUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1015-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1124-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-60-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-161-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-60-genericUpgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-161-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-161-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-gke-4.15Upgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1018-azureUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1019-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1015-gkeUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-161-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1015-gcpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1043-kvmUpgrade linux-image-aws-hwe | Sep 3, 2019 | Apr 25, 2019 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Apr 25, 2019 |
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