CVE-2021-20268
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4910-1
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
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.
Se encontró un fallo de acceso fuera de límites en la implementación del comprobador de código eBPF en el kernel de Linux, en la manera en que un usuario que ejecuta el script eBPF llama a las funciones dev_map_init_map o sock_map_alloc. Este fallo permite a un usuario local bloquear el sistema o posiblemente escalar sus privilegios. La mayor amenaza de esta vulnerabilidad es la confidencialidad, la integridad y la disponibilidad del sistema
Ryota Shiga discovered that the sockopt BPF hooks in the Linux kernel could allow a user space program to probe for valid kernel addresses. A local attacker could use this to ease exploitation of another kernel vulnerability. It was discovered that the BPF verifier in the Linux kernel did not properly handle signed add32 and sub integer overflows. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2020-12-17 CVE Reserved
- 2021-03-09 CVE Published
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
- CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CAPEC
References (3)
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https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/CACAyw99bEYWJCSGqfLiJ9Jp5YE1ZsZSiJxb4RFUTwbofipf0dA%40mail.gmail.com/T/#m8929643e99bea9c18ed490a7bc2591145eac6444 | X_refsource_misc | |
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210409-0006 | Third Party Advisory |
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1923816 | 2023-11-07 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | < 5.10.10 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 5.10.10" | - |
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