🛡️ USN-5442-1 — linux

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.4, linux-azure-fde, linux-gcp, linux-gke, linux-gke-5.4, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-ibm, linux-kvm vulnerabilities

Kyle Zeng discovered that the Network Queuing and Scheduling subsystem of

the Linux kernel did not properly perform reference counting in some

situations, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker

could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute

arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-29581)

Bing-Jhong Billy Jheng discovered that the io_uring subsystem in the Linux

kernel contained in integer overflow. A local attacker could use this to

cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code.

(CVE-2022-1116)

Jann Horn discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly enforce seccomp

restrictions in some situations. A local attacker could use this to bypass

intended seccomp sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2022-30594)

Affected software

USN-5442-1 is recorded against 12 packages.

  • linux (fixed in 5.4.0-113.127)
  • linux-aws (fixed in 5.4.0-1075.80)
  • linux-aws-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1075.80~18.04.1)
  • linux-azure (fixed in 5.4.0-1080.83)
  • linux-azure-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1080.83~18.04.2)
  • linux-azure-fde (fixed in 5.4.0-1080.83+cvm1.1)
  • linux-gcp (fixed in 5.4.0-1075.80)
  • linux-gke (fixed in 5.4.0-1072.77)
  • linux-gke-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1072.77~18.04.1)
  • linux-hwe-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-113.127~18.04.1)
  • linux-ibm (fixed in 5.4.0-1023.25)
  • linux-kvm (fixed in 5.4.0-1065.68)

Timeline and source

Published on 24 May 2022 and last revised on 3 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

ubuntu.com (Advisory)
ubuntu.com (Report)
ubuntu.com (Report)
ubuntu.com (Report)

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-05-24
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-06-03
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
linux — 5.4.0-113.127
linux-aws — 5.4.0-1075.80
linux-aws-5.4 — 5.4.0-1075.80~18.04.1
linux-azure — 5.4.0-1080.83
linux-azure-5.4 — 5.4.0-1080.83~18.04.2
linux-azure-fde — 5.4.0-1080.83+cvm1.1
linux-gcp — 5.4.0-1075.80
linux-gke — 5.4.0-1072.77
linux-gke-5.4 — 5.4.0-1072.77~18.04.1
linux-hwe-5.4 — 5.4.0-113.127~18.04.1
linux-ibm — 5.4.0-1023.25
linux-kvm — 5.4.0-1065.68

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