USN-4948-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

Ryota Shiga discovered that the eBPF implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly verify that a BPF program only reserved as much memory for a ring buffer as was allocated. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2021-3489...

CVE-2021-3491

The iouring subsystem in the Linux kernel allowed the MAXRWCOUNT limit to be bypassed in the PROVIDEBUFFERS operation, which led to negative values being usedin memrw when reading /proc//mem. This could be used to create a heap overflow leading to arbitrary code execution in the kernel. It was...

USN-4678-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the AMD Running Average Power Limit RAPL driver in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict access to power data. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2020-12912 Jann Horn discovered that the iouring subsystem in the Linux kernel d...

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4678-1)

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4678-1 advisory. It was discovered that the AMD Running Average Power Limit RAPL driver in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict access to power data. A local attack...