CVE-2021-20194 (GCVE-0-2021-20194)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-02-23 22:33 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:30
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EPSS
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Summary
There is a vulnerability in the linux kernel versions higher than 5.2 (if kernel compiled with config params CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL=y , CONFIG_BPF=y , CONFIG_CGROUPS=y , CONFIG_CGROUP_BPF=y , CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY not set, and BPF hook to getsockopt is registered). As result of BPF execution, the local user can trigger bug in __cgroup_bpf_run_filter_getsockopt() function that can lead to heap overflow (because of non-hardened usercopy). The impact of attack could be deny of service or possibly privileges escalation.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1912683 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-2021032… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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