PT-2021-2376 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4
Pedro Sampaio
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Published
2021-01-20
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Updated
2023-06-30
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CVE-2021-20268
CVSS v3.1
7.8
High
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
An out-of-bounds access flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of the eBPF code verifier in the way a user running the eBPF script calls
dev map init map or sock map alloc. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or possibly escalate their privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Integer Overflow
RCE
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Suse
Ubuntu