CVE-2021-4159

Published Aug 24, 2022

Last updated 5 months ago

Overview

Description
A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's EBPF verifier when handling internal data structures. Internal memory locations could be returned to userspace. A local attacker with the permissions to insert eBPF code to the kernel can use this to leak internal kernel memory details defeating some of the exploit mitigations in place for the kernel.
Source
secalert@redhat.com
NVD status
Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
4.4
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
0.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Severity
MEDIUM

Weaknesses

secalert@redhat.com
CWE-202
nvd@nist.gov
NVD-CWE-Other

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