CVE-2021-3444
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.006 · 49 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–7.8
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affected products (28)
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advisories (1)
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- PUB-A-1836940992021-07-01vendor · osvUS
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references (38)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/23/2cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9b00f1b78809cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.htmlcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3444cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161952/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4887-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162117/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0075-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164950/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0082-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210416-0006/cnnvd
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