The eBPF RINGBUF bpf_ringbuf_reserve() function in the Linux kernel did not check that the allocated size was smaller than the ringbuf size, allowing an attacker to perform out-of-bounds writes within the kernel and therefore, arbitrary code execution. This issue was fixed via commit 4b81ccebaeee ("bpf, ringbuf: Deny reserve of buffers larger than ringbuf") (v5.13-rc4) and backported to the stable kernels in v5.12.4, v5.11.21, and v5.10.37. It was introduced via 457f44363a88 ("bpf: Implement BPF ring buffer and verifier support for it") (v5.8-rc1).
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libs-devel | May 4, 2022 | Jun 4, 2021 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade python-perfUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 | Jul 4, 2022 | Jun 4, 2021 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Nov 10, 2021 | Jun 4, 2021 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Jun 4, 2021 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Nov 18, 2021 | May 11, 2021 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Nov 10, 2021 | Jun 4, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade dlm-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-docs-htmlUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-64kbUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-preemptUpgrade dlm-kmp-preemptUpgrade kselftests-kmp-preemptUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade kernel-preempt-optionalUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-preempt-extraUpgrade kernel-default-livepatchUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-preempt-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-preemptUpgrade kernel-default-optionalUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade kselftests-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-64kbUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade kernel-default-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-preempt-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-64kb-extraUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-default-base-rebuildUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-preemptUpgrade kernel-obs-qaUpgrade kernel-kvmsmallUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-preemptUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-develUpgrade kernel-64kb-livepatch-develUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-64kb-optionalUpgrade kselftests-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade gfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-debug-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-azure-livepatch-develUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-preemptUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade kernel-devel-azure | Jun 16, 2021 | May 11, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1027-kvmUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-17-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-17-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1007-awsUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1007-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1008-raspiUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1024-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1006-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1008-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1007-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-53-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-53-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-17-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1005-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.10.0-1026-oemUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1031-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-17-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1033-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1029-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-53-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1024-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-53-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1032-azure | May 12, 2021 | May 11, 2021 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Jun 4, 2021 |
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