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USN-4916-1 Not scored

linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15, linux-dell300x, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial, linux-oracle, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the overlayfs implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the application of file system capabilities with respect to user namespaces. A local attacker could use this to gain elevated privileges. (CVE-2021-3493) Piotr Krysiuk discovered that the BPF JIT compiler for x86 in the Linux kernel did not properly validate computation of branch displacements in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-29154)

Exploit probability Not scored
Published April 15, 2021
Required by Not available
Last source change June 3, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux

126 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-aws

82 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-aws-hwe

42 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-azure

73 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-gcp

65 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-hwe

88 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-kvm

61 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-oracle

41 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-raspi2

95 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-snapdragon

93 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux

73 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws

62 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-4.15

19 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-dell300x

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-4.15

18 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-kvm

57 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle

43 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-raspi2

60 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-snapdragon

40 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-aws

60 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-azure

50 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-lts-xenial

104 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities USN-4916-1

It was discovered that the overlayfs implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the application of file system capabilities with respect to user namespaces. A local attacker could use this to gain elevated privileges. (CVE-2021-3493) Piotr Krysiuk discovered that the BPF JIT compiler for x86 in the Linux kernel did not properly validate computation of branch displacements in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-29154)

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence