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Ubuntu: (CVE-2021-35039): linux-aws-5.11 vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (CVE-2021-35039): linux-aws-5.11 vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
07/07/2021
Created
11/21/2024
Added
11/19/2024
Modified
11/19/2024

Description

kernel/module.c in the Linux kernel before 5.12.14 mishandles Signature Verification, aka CID-0c18f29aae7c. Without CONFIG_MODULE_SIG, verification that a kernel module is signed, for loading via init_module, does not occur for a module.sig_enforce=1 command-line argument.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-aws-5-11
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-azure-5-11
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-gcp-5-11
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-ibm
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-oracle-5-11

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