Overview
About vulnerability
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udp_tunnel: use netdev_warn() instead of netdev_WARN() netdev_WARN() uses WARN/WARN_ON to print a backtrace along with file and line information. In this case, udp_tunnel_nic_register() returning an error is just a failed operation, not a kernel bug. udp_tunnel_nic_register() can fail due to a memory allocation failure (kzalloc() or udp_tunnel_nic_alloc()). This is a normal runtime error and not a kernel bug. Replace netdev_WARN() with netdev_warn() accordingly. An inappropriate warning severity was found in the UDP tunnel code in the Linux kernel. The code uses netdev_WARN() (which triggers WARN_ON with stack trace) for normal allocation failures in udp_tunnel_nic_register(). This can cause unnecessary system instability alerts for routine memory pressure situations.Details
KernelCare state
Live-patch status from KernelCare for each operating system.
| Operating system | Status | Covered kernels |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | Planned | — |
| Debian 12 | Planned | — |
| Debian 13 | Will Not Fix | — |
| Oracle Linux 8 UEK 7 | Planned | — |
| Oracle Linux 9 UEK 7 | Planned | — |
| Proxmox VE 7 5.15 | Will Not Fix |
47 kernels
|
| Ubuntu 20.04 HWE AWS | Will Not Fix |
57 kernels
|
| Ubuntu 20.04 HWE Azure | Will Not Fix |
40 kernels
|
| Ubuntu 22.04 | Will Not Fix |
90 kernels
|
| Ubuntu 22.04 AWS | Will Not Fix |
81 kernels
|
| Ubuntu 22.04 Azure | Will Not Fix |
73 kernels
|
| Ubuntu 24.04 | Planned | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 AWS | Planned | — |