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CVE-2021-4440

Publication date 25 June 2024

Last updated 30 August 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/xen: Drop USERGS_SYSRET64 paravirt call commit afd30525a659ac0ae0904f0cb4a2ca75522c3123 upstream. USERGS_SYSRET64 is used to return from a syscall via SYSRET, but a Xen PV guest will nevertheless use the IRET hypercall, as there is no sysret PV hypercall defined. So instead of testing all the prerequisites for doing a sysret and then mangling the stack for Xen PV again for doing an iret just use the iret exit from the beginning. This can easily be done via an ALTERNATIVE like it is done for the sysenter compat case already. It should be noted that this drops the optimization in Xen for not restoring a few registers when returning to user mode, but it seems as if the saved instructions in the kernel more than compensate for this drop (a kernel build in a Xen PV guest was slightly faster with this patch applied). While at it remove the stale sysret32 remnants. [ pawan: Brad Spengler and Salvatore Bonaccorso <[email protected]> reported a problem with the 5.10 backport commit edc702b4a820 ("x86/entry_64: Add VERW just before userspace transition"). When CONFIG_PARAVIRT_XXL=y, CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS is not executed in syscall_return_via_sysret path as USERGS_SYSRET64 is runtime patched to: .cpu_usergs_sysret64 = { 0x0f, 0x01, 0xf8, 0x48, 0x0f, 0x07 }, // swapgs; sysretq which is missing CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS. It turns out dropping USERGS_SYSRET64 simplifies the code, allowing CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS to be explicitly added to syscall_return_via_sysret path. Below is with CONFIG_PARAVIRT_XXL=y and this patch applied: syscall_return_via_sysret: ... <+342>: swapgs <+345>: xchg %ax,%ax <+347>: verw -0x1a2(%rip) <------ <+354>: sysretq ]

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored
linux-allwinner-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-aws 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored
linux-aws-5.0 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-aws-5.11 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-aws-5.13 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-aws-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-aws-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-aws-5.3 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-aws-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-aws-5.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-aws-6.2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-aws-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-aws-fips 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-aws-hwe 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
linux-azure 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored
linux-azure-4.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-azure-5.11 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-azure-5.13 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-azure-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-azure-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-azure-5.3 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-azure-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-azure-5.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-azure-6.2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-azure-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-azure-edge 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-azure-fde 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-azure-fde-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-azure-fde-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-azure-fde-6.2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-azure-fips 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-bluefield 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
linux-fips 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-gcp 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
linux-gcp-4.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-gcp-5.11 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-gcp-5.13 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-gcp-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-gcp-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-gcp-5.3 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-gcp-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-gcp-5.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-gcp-6.2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-gcp-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-gcp-fips 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-gke 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-gke-4.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-gke-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-gke-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-gkeop 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
linux-gkeop-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-gkeop-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-hwe 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
linux-hwe-5.11 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-hwe-5.13 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-hwe-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-hwe-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-hwe-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-hwe-5.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-hwe-6.2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-hwe-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-hwe-6.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
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 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
linux-ibm 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic Ignored
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
linux-ibm-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-ibm-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-intel 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic Not in release
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-5.13 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-intel-iot-realtime 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 Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-intel-iotg 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-iot 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
linux-kvm 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
linux-laptop 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-lowlatency 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
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 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored
linux-nvidia 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-nvidia-6.2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-nvidia-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-nvidia-6.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
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 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
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 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-oem-5.10 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-oem-5.13 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-oem-5.14 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-oem-5.17 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-oem-5.6 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-oem-6.0 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-oem-6.1 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-oem-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-oem-6.8 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-oracle 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
linux-oracle-5.0 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-oracle-5.11 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-oracle-5.13 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-oracle-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-oracle-5.3 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-oracle-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-oracle-5.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-oracle-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-raspi 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
linux-raspi-5.4 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
linux-raspi-realtime 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 Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-raspi2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-realtime 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
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 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-riscv-5.11 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-riscv-5.15 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
linux-riscv-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-riscv-5.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
linux-riscv-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-riscv-6.8 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
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-starfive 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-starfive-5.19 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-starfive-6.2 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-starfive-6.5 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
linux-xilinx-zynqmp 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable

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