A flaw memory leak in the Linux kernel performance monitoring subsystem was found in the way if using PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_FILTER. A local user could use this flaw to starve the resources causing denial of service.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libs-devel | May 4, 2022 | Dec 2, 2020 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-4.14.209-160.335Upgrade kernelUpgrade python-perf | Dec 10, 2020 | Dec 2, 2020 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Dec 19, 2020 | Nov 15, 2020 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Dec 2, 2020 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel | Jun 1, 2021 | Dec 2, 2020 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Dec 7, 2020 | Dec 2, 2020 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Mar 31, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade perfUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-tools | Mar 24, 2021 | Dec 2, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade perfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-headers | Dec 15, 2020 | Dec 2, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perf | Dec 1, 2020 | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uekUpgrade kernel | Dec 15, 2020 | Nov 9, 2020 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernelNo solution existsUpgrade kernel-rt | May 21, 2021 | Dec 2, 2020 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-default-extra | Nov 15, 2020 | Nov 15, 2020 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1024-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1064-oracleUpgrade linux-image-aws-hweUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-135-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.6.0-1048-oemUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-133-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-59-genericUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1016-raspiUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-133-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1033-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1026-raspiUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1084-kvmUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.8.0-44-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1035-azureUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-59-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-133-genericUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1023-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-44-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1106-azureUpgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1031-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1016-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-135-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1034-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1078-gkeUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1078-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1034-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1093-awsUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-135-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.4Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-5.8.0-44-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1033-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1023-gcpUpgrade linux-image-gke-4.15Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1095-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-59-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1092-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-44-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1019-kvmUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1021-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04 | Jan 6, 2021 | Nov 15, 2020 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Dec 2, 2020 |
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