CVE-2021-33624
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5091-2
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
2Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
In kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel before 5.12.13, a branch can be mispredicted (e.g., because of type confusion) and consequently an unprivileged BPF program can read arbitrary memory locations via a side-channel attack, aka CID-9183671af6db.
En el archivo kernel/bpf/verifier.c en el kernel de Linux versiones anteriores a 5.12.13, una rama puede ser mal predicha (por ejemplo, debido a la confusiĆ³n de tipos) y, en consecuencia, un programa BPF no privilegiado puede leer ubicaciones de memoria arbitrarias por medio de un ataque de canal lateral, tambiĆ©n conocido como CID-9183671af6db
Ofek Kirzner, Adam Morrison, Benedict Schlueter, and Piotr Krysiuk discovered that the BPF verifier in the Linux kernel missed possible mispredicted branches due to type confusion, allowing a side-channel attack. An attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. It was discovered that the tracing subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly keep track of per-cpu ring buffer state. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2021-05-28 CVE Reserved
- 2021-06-23 CVE Published
- 2021-08-02 First Exploit
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
CAPEC
References (5)
URL | Tag | Source |
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html | Issue Tracking |
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https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity21/presentation/kirzner | Third Party Advisory |
URL | Date | SRC |
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https://github.com/benschlueter/CVE-2021-33624 | 2021-08-02 | |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/21/1 | 2024-08-03 |
URL | Date | SRC |
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9183671af6dbf60a1219371d4ed73e23f43b49db | 2023-08-08 |
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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" | < 5.12.13 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 5.12.13" | - |
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Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
Affected
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