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CVE-2021-3444

HIGHCVSS 7.8/10EPSS 0.61%

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CVE-2021-3444 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. The bpf verifier in the Linux kernel did not properly handle mod32 destination register truncation when the source register was known to be 0. A local attacker with the ability to load bpf programs could use this gain out-of-bounds reads in kernel memory leading to information disclosure (kernel memory), and possibly out-of-bounds writes that could potentially lead to code execution. EPSS estimates a 0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

The bpf verifier in the Linux kernel did not properly handle mod32 destination register truncation when the source register was known to be 0. A local attacker with the ability to load bpf programs could use this gain out-of-bounds reads in kernel memory leading to information disclosure (kernel memory), and possibly out-of-bounds writes that could potentially lead to code execution. This issue was addressed in the upstream kernel in commit 9b00f1b78809 ("bpf: Fix truncation handling for mod32 dst reg wrt zero") and in Linux stable kernels 5.11.2, 5.10.19, and 5.4.101.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.8/10

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

EPSS Probability
0.61%

44.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux Kernel< 5.4.101
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 5.5.0, < 5.10.19
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 5.11, < 5.11.2
DebianDebian Linux9.0
CanonicalUbuntu Linux14.04
CanonicalUbuntu Linux16.04
CanonicalUbuntu Linux18.04
CanonicalUbuntu Linux20.04

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-3444?
The bpf verifier in the Linux kernel did not properly handle mod32 destination register truncation when the source register was known to be 0. A local attacker with the ability to load bpf programs could use this gain out-of-bounds reads in kernel memory leading to information disclosure (kernel memory), and possibly out-of-bounds writes that could potentially lead to code execution. This issue was addressed in the upstream kernel in commit 9b00f1b78809 ("bpf: Fix truncation handling for mod32 dst reg wrt zero") and in Linux stable kernels 5.11.2, 5.10.19, and 5.4.101.
How severe is CVE-2021-3444?
CVE-2021-3444 has a CVSS score of 7.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.61% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2021-3444?
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Source: NVD / NIST