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USN-5114-1 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-oracle, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Atheros Ath9k WiFi driver in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information (WiFi network traffic). (CVE-2020-3702) It was discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly compute the access permissions for shadow pages in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-38198) It was discovered that the ext4 file system in the Linux kernel contained a race condition when writing xattrs to an inode. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2021-40490) It was discovered that the 6pack network protocol driver in the Linux kernel did not properly perform validation checks. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-42008)

Exploit probability Not scored
Published October 22, 2021
Required by Not available
Last source change June 29, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux

83 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws

71 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-4.15

27 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-dell300x

15 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-4.15

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-kvm

65 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle

51 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-raspi2

69 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-snapdragon

49 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-azure

58 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-aws-hwe

50 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-azure

81 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-gcp

73 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-hwe

98 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-oracle

49 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities USN-5114-1

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Atheros Ath9k WiFi driver in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information (WiFi network traffic). (CVE-2020-3702) It was discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly compute the access permissions for shadow pages in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-38198) It was discovered that the ext4 file system in the Linux kernel contained a race condition when writing xattrs to an inode. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2021-40490) It was discovered that the 6pack network protocol driver in the Linux kernel did not properly perform validation checks. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-42008)

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence