In the Linux kernel 5.5.0 and newer, the bpf verifier (kernel/bpf/verifier.c) did not properly restrict the register bounds for 32-bit operations, leading to out-of-bounds reads and writes in kernel memory. The vulnerability also affects the Linux 5.4 stable series, starting with v5.4.7, as the introducing commit was backported to that branch. This vulnerability was fixed in 5.6.1, 5.5.14, and 5.4.29. (issue is aka ZDI-CAN-10780)
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Apr 2, 2020 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Apr 2, 2020 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Oct 5, 2022 | Mar 30, 2020 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-default | Feb 4, 2022 | Mar 30, 2020 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-5.3.0-45-genericUpgrade linux-image-azure-edgeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.3.0-45-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gcp-edgeUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-5.3.0-1015-awsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.3.0-45-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-5.3Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-5.3.0-45-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.3.0-1013-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oracle-edgeUpgrade linux-image-5.3.0-1021-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.3.0-1016-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.3.0-1018-azureUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.3.0-1014-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.3.0-1016-gcpUpgrade linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-aws | Mar 31, 2020 | Mar 30, 2020 |
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