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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-7703 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4910-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-03T17:37:23.275Z

Reserved: 2020-12-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-20268

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-03-09T18:15:15.687

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:46:14.840

Link: CVE-2021-20268

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2021-01-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-20268 - Bugzilla

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