USN-7517-1: Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerabilities

USN-7517-1: Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerabilities
Publication date: 16 May 2025
Releases 20.04 LTS

Overview

• Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Packages

• linux-xilinx-zynqmp - Linux kernel for Xilinx ZynqMP processors

Details
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:

• ARM64 architecture;
• PowerPC architecture;
• Block layer subsystem;
• Drivers core;
• Network block device driver;
• Character device driver;
• GPU drivers;
• HID subsystem;
• InfiniBand drivers;
• Media drivers;
• Network drivers;
• PPS (Pulse Per Second) driver;
• PTP clock framework;
• RapidIO drivers;
• Real Time Clock drivers;
• SCSI subsystem;
• SLIMbus drivers;
• QCOM SoC drivers;
• Trusted Execution Environment drivers;
• USB DSL drivers;
• USB Device Class drivers;
• USB core drivers;
• USB Gadget drivers;
• USB Host Controller drivers;
• Renesas USBHS Controller drivers;
• File systems infrastructure;
• BTRFS file system;
• Ceph distributed file system;
• NILFS2 file system;
• UBI file system;
• KVM subsystem;
• L3 Master device support module;
• Netfilter;
• Process Accounting mechanism;
• printk logging mechanism;
• Scheduler infrastructure;
• Tracing infrastructure;
• Memory management;
• 802.1Q VLAN protocol;
• B.A.T.M.A.N. meshing protocol;
• Bluetooth subsystem;
• Networking core;
• IPv4 networking;
• IPv6 networking;
• Logical Link layer;
• NFC subsystem;
• Open vSwitch;
• Rose network layer;
• Network traffic control;
• Wireless networking;
• Tomoyo security module

Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

• linux-image-5.4.0-1064-xilinx-zynqmp – 5.4.0-1064.68
• linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp – 5.4.0.1064.64