Overview
About vulnerability
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipv4: icmp: validate reply type before using icmp_pointers
Extended echo replies use ICMP_EXT_ECHOREPLY as the outbound reply type. That value is outside the range covered by icmp_pointers[], which only describes the traditional ICMP types up to NR_ICMP_TYPES.
Avoid consulting icmp_pointers[] for reply types outside that range, and use array_index_nospec() for the remaining in-range lookup. Normal ICMP replies keep their existing behavior unchanged.
Details
- Affected product:
- Ubuntu 20.04 ELS
- Affected packages:
- linux-meta @ 5.4.0
Fixes
KernelCare state
Live-patch status from KernelCare for each operating system.
| Operating system | Status | Covered kernels |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | Planned | — |
| Debian 12 | In Rollout |
40 kernels
|
| Debian 13 | Released |
6 kernels
|
| Ubuntu 22.04 | Planned | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 | Planned | — |