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.
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 4.5 (including) | 4.9.231 (excluding) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 4.10 (including) | 4.14.189 (excluding) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 4.15 (including) | 4.19.134 (excluding) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 4.20 (including) | 5.4.53 (excluding) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 5.5 (including) | 5.7.10 (excluding) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | RedHat | kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | RedHat | kernel-0:4.18.0-305.el8 | * |
| Linux | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux | Ubuntu | esm-infra-legacy/trusty | * |
| Linux | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux | Ubuntu | precise/esm | * |
| Linux | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Linux | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| Linux | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-aws | Ubuntu | esm-infra-legacy/trusty | * |
| Linux-aws | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-aws | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Linux-aws | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| Linux-aws | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws-5.0 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-aws-5.0 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-aws-5.0 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws-5.3 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-aws-5.3 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws-5.4 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-aws-5.4 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws-hwe | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws-hwe | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Linux-azure | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-azure | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-azure | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-azure | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Linux-azure | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| Linux-azure | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Linux-azure-4.15 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-azure-4.15 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-5.3 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-azure-5.3 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-azure-5.3 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-5.4 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-azure-5.4 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-edge | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-azure-edge | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-azure-edge | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-dell300x | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-gcp | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-gcp | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-gcp | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Linux-gcp-4.15 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-gcp-4.15 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.3 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.3 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.3 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.4 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.4 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp-edge | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-gcp-edge | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-gcp-edge | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gke-4.15 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-gke-4.15 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gke-5.0 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-gke-5.0 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gke-5.3 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-gke-5.3 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gke-5.4 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gkeop | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gkeop-5.4 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-hwe | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-hwe | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-hwe | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Linux-hwe-5.4 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-hwe-5.4 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-hwe-5.8 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-hwe-edge | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-hwe-edge | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-hwe-edge | Ubuntu | esm-infra/xenial | * |
| Linux-hwe-edge | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-hwe-edge | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Linux-kvm | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-kvm | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-kvm | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-lts-trusty | Ubuntu | precise/esm | * |
| Linux-lts-trusty | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-lts-xenial | Ubuntu | esm-infra-legacy/trusty | * |
| Linux-lts-xenial | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Linux-lts-xenial | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| Linux-lts-xenial | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oem | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-oem | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oem | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Linux-oem-5.10 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oem-5.6 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-oem-5.6 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oem-osp1 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-oem-osp1 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oracle | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-oracle | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-oracle | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oracle | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.0 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.0 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.0 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.3 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.3 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.3 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.4 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.4 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-raspi | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-raspi | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-raspi-5.4 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-raspi-5.4 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-raspi2 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-raspi2 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-raspi2 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-raspi2-5.3 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-raspi2-5.3 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-riscv | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-riscv | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-snapdragon | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-snapdragon | Ubuntu | upstream | * |