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CVE-2021-34556A-196011539PUB-A-196011539

In the Linux kernel through 5.13.7, an unprivileged BPF program can obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a Speculative Store

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in :2022-06-05
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

In the Linux kernel through 5.13.7, an unprivileged BPF program can obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a Speculative Store Bypass side-channel attack because the protection mechanism neglects the possibility of uninitialized memory locations on the BPF stack.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • :linux_kernel:Android

    From :0 · fixed in :2022-06-05

References 6

git.kernel.org

openwall.com

lists.fedoraproject.org

lists.debian.org