# CVE-2021-46908: bpf: Use correct permission flag for mixed signed bounds arithmetic

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-02-27 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Use correct permission flag for mixed signed bounds arithmetic We forbid adding unknown scalars with mixed signed bounds due to the spectre v1 masking mitigation. Hence this also needs bypass_spec_v1 flag instead of allow_ptr_leaks.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f3ff11204eac0ee23acf64deecb3bad7b0db0c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ccdc6c6cae38b91c871293fb0ed8c6845a61b51
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9601148392520e2e134936e76788fc2a6371e7be

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