CVE-2021-20268

HIGH7.8

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

Published Mar 9, 2021

Modified 1 years ago

Details

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.

References

WEBhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1923816 WEBhttps://lore.kernel.org/bpf/CACAyw99bEYWJCSGqfLiJ9Jp5YE1ZsZSiJxb4RFUTwbofipf0dA%40mail.gmail.com/T/#m8929643e99bea9c18ed490a7bc2591145eac6444 WEBhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210409-0006/ADVISORYhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20268

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

7.8

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

LowPR:L

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

7.8/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

Input Validation

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedMar 9, 2021

ModifiedAug 3, 2024