CVE-2020-14356

Publication date 19 August 2020

Last updated 18 February 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

A flaw null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel cgroupv2 subsystem in versions before 5.7.10 was found in the way when reboot the system. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that the cgroup v2 subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly perform reference counting in some situations, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly gain administrative privileges.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 24.10 oracular
Vulnerable
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-118.119
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored end of ESM support, was ignored [was needs-triage ESM criteria]
linux-aws 24.10 oracular
Vulnerable
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1083.87
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored end of ESM support, was ignored [was needs-triage ESM criteria]
linux-aws-5.0 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-aws-5.15 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-aws-5.3 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 5.3.0-1034.36
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-aws-5.4 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored ESM criteria, was needed
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-aws-6.8 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-aws-fips 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy FIPS Updates FIPS compliant package with security fixes. Available with Ubuntu Pro.
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal FIPS Updates FIPS compliant package with security fixes. Available with Ubuntu Pro.
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic FIPS Updates FIPS compliant package with security fixes. Available with Ubuntu Pro. Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial FIPS Updates FIPS compliant package with security fixes. Available with Ubuntu Pro. Ignored end of standard support
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-aws-hwe 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1083.87~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-azure 24.10 oracular
Vulnerable
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1096.106~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
linux-azure-4.15 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1096.106
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-azure-5.15 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-azure-5.3 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-azure-5.4 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored ESM criteria, was needed
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-azure-6.8 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-azure-edge 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-azure-fde 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal Ignored superseded by linux-azure-fde-5.15
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-azure-fde-5.15 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-azure-fips 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy FIPS Updates FIPS compliant package with security fixes. Available with Ubuntu Pro.
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal FIPS Updates FIPS compliant package with security fixes. Available with Ubuntu Pro.
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic FIPS Updates FIPS compliant package with security fixes. Available with Ubuntu Pro. Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial FIPS Updates FIPS compliant package with security fixes. Available with Ubuntu Pro. Ignored end of standard support
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-bluefield 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-dell300x 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-fips 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy FIPS Updates FIPS compliant package with security fixes. Available with Ubuntu Pro.
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal FIPS Updates FIPS compliant package with security fixes. Available with Ubuntu Pro.
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic FIPS Updates FIPS compliant package with security fixes. Available with Ubuntu Pro. Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial FIPS Updates FIPS compliant package with security fixes. Available with Ubuntu Pro. Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gcp 24.10 oracular
Vulnerable
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1084.95~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gcp-4.15 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1084.95
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gcp-5.15 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gcp-5.3 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gcp-5.4 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored ESM criteria, was needed
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gcp-6.8 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gcp-edge 21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gcp-fips 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy FIPS Updates FIPS compliant package with security fixes. Available with Ubuntu Pro.
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal FIPS Updates FIPS compliant package with security fixes. Available with Ubuntu Pro.
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic FIPS Updates FIPS compliant package with security fixes. Available with Ubuntu Pro. Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial FIPS Updates FIPS compliant package with security fixes. Available with Ubuntu Pro. Ignored end of standard support
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gke 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal Ignored end of kernel support
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored end of standard support
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gke-4.15 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1070.73
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gke-5.0 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored end of standard support, was needed
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gke-5.3 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 5.3.0-1034.36
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gke-5.4 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gkeop 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gkeop-5.4 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 5.3.0-66.60
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-118.119~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe-5.15 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe-5.4 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored ESM criteria, was needed
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe-5.8 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe-6.11 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe-6.8 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe-edge 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-ibm 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-ibm-5.15 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-ibm-5.4 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored ESM criteria, was needed
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-intel 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-intel-iot-realtime 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-intel-iotg 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-iot 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-kvm 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1075.76
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lowlatency 24.10 oracular
Vulnerable
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-trusty 21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-xenial 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored end of ESM support, was ignored [was needs-triage ESM criteria]
linux-nvidia 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-nvidia-6.8 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-nvidia-lowlatency 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oem 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1097.107
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored end of standard support, was needs-triage
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oem-5.10 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oem-5.6 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 5.6.0-1021.21
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oem-6.11 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oem-6.8 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oem-osp1 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored end of standard support, was needed
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oracle 24.10 oracular
Vulnerable
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1054.58
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1054.58~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oracle-5.0 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oracle-5.15 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oracle-5.3 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oracle-5.4 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored ESM criteria, was needed
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oracle-6.8 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-raspi 24.10 oracular
Vulnerable
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-raspi-5.4 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored ESM criteria, was needed
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-raspi-realtime 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-raspi2 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1071.75
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-raspi2-5.3 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 5.3.0-1032.34
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-realtime 24.10 oracular
Vulnerable
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-riscv 24.10 oracular
Vulnerable
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored end of kernel support
21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 5.4.0-31.35
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-riscv-5.15 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-riscv-6.8 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-snapdragon 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1087.95
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-xilinx-zynqmp 24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

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Notes

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commit 1bfba2f4270c64c912 is in the linux-stable tree hash

Patch details

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Package Patch details
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Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-4483-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 3 September 2020
    • USN-4484-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerability
    • 2 September 2020
    • USN-4526-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 23 September 2020

Other references